Woman in 911 call says she strangled her autistic children [View All]

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Source: CNN

(CNN) -- An Irving, Texas, woman told a 911 operator that she strangled her two young children Monday because they were autistic, according to a recording of the call.

Saiqa Akhter, 30, has been charged with a single count of capital murder in the deaths of her 2-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son, police said.

Dallas County Police spokeswoman Jamille Bradfield said the single count covered a child under 5 and would probably be changed either to include multiple victims or to add a count.

"I'm just not sure which direction the police will go yet," she said.

A woman who identified herself as Akhter called police Monday evening and said she first tried to kill her children with bathroom cleaner, but they would not drink it. She told the 911 operator that she then strangled them with a wire and that they were on her bed.

Police and paramedics tried to resuscitate the children, but Zain Akhter died at the hospital Monday, and his younger sister, Faryaal Akhter, died at the hospital Tuesday evening, according to authorities.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/07/22/texas.autistic.children.killed/index.html

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WOW. This is one very evil woman right here. Akhter makes that anti-vax quacktress Jenny McCarthy look very professional and well-informed. Akhter is currently being jailed on $1 million bail. Kids with disabilities need love and compassion rather than a total loss of life and constant reminders that they're worthless.