Mina Nazari.Photo:Stanislaus County Sheriff’s OfficeA California mother pleaded not guilty this week to fatally stabbing her four-year-old daughter and trying to kill her 10-year-old son.Mina Nazari, 34, is facing charges of first-degree murder and child abuse causing death in connection with the death of her 4-year-old daughter, Sana Akram. She is also charged with attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon and child endangerment involving her other child, theThe Modesto Beereported.Police officers responded to the Crown Ridge Apartments on Oct. 14, just before 1 p.m. after receiving a 911 call “reporting a potential assault incident,” according to a Modesto police pressrelease.The girl was found dead at the scene, police said.Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.She had been stabbed with a knife, according toKTXL, citing a criminal complaint.“I think about the husband and the little boy,” a neighbor toldCBS13. “The tragedy that is left, the impact it has on this child now, knowing that his mother did that.“Nazari is being housed at the Stanislaus County Public Safety Center.She is being held without bail, KTXL reported.A court hearing is scheduled for Oct. 24. Her defense attorney could not be reached for comment.If you suspect child abuse, call the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-Child or 1-800-422-4453, or go to www.childhelp.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.
Mina Nazari.Photo:Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office
Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office
A California mother pleaded not guilty this week to fatally stabbing her four-year-old daughter and trying to kill her 10-year-old son.Mina Nazari, 34, is facing charges of first-degree murder and child abuse causing death in connection with the death of her 4-year-old daughter, Sana Akram. She is also charged with attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon and child endangerment involving her other child, theThe Modesto Beereported.Police officers responded to the Crown Ridge Apartments on Oct. 14, just before 1 p.m. after receiving a 911 call “reporting a potential assault incident,” according to a Modesto police pressrelease.The girl was found dead at the scene, police said.Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.She had been stabbed with a knife, according toKTXL, citing a criminal complaint.“I think about the husband and the little boy,” a neighbor toldCBS13. “The tragedy that is left, the impact it has on this child now, knowing that his mother did that.“Nazari is being housed at the Stanislaus County Public Safety Center.She is being held without bail, KTXL reported.A court hearing is scheduled for Oct. 24. Her defense attorney could not be reached for comment.If you suspect child abuse, call the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-Child or 1-800-422-4453, or go to www.childhelp.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.
A California mother pleaded not guilty this week to fatally stabbing her four-year-old daughter and trying to kill her 10-year-old son.
Mina Nazari, 34, is facing charges of first-degree murder and child abuse causing death in connection with the death of her 4-year-old daughter, Sana Akram. She is also charged with attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon and child endangerment involving her other child, theThe Modesto Beereported.
Police officers responded to the Crown Ridge Apartments on Oct. 14, just before 1 p.m. after receiving a 911 call “reporting a potential assault incident,” according to a Modesto police pressrelease.
The girl was found dead at the scene, police said.
Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.
She had been stabbed with a knife, according toKTXL, citing a criminal complaint.
“I think about the husband and the little boy,” a neighbor toldCBS13. “The tragedy that is left, the impact it has on this child now, knowing that his mother did that.”
Nazari is being housed at the Stanislaus County Public Safety Center.
She is being held without bail, KTXL reported.
A court hearing is scheduled for Oct. 24. Her defense attorney could not be reached for comment.
If you suspect child abuse, call the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-Child or 1-800-422-4453, or go to www.childhelp.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.
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