Texas family tragedy

An eight-month-old survived after her mother apparently hanged herself and her four small daughters at home in Texas.

A 23-year-old mother hanged herself and her four small daughters in a closet in their mobile home in Texas. An eight-month-old survived and was taken to a hospital. Photo: AP

May 30, 2007

A 23-year-old mother hanged herself and her four small daughters in a closet in their mobile home in Texas. An eight-month-old survived and was taken to a hospital.

The woman's sister, who lived nearby, forced her way into the locked home after the woman failed to show up for work.

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The woman's sister, who lived nearby, forced her way into the locked home after the woman failed to show up for work. Photo: Reuters
The mobile home where authorities say a mother mother apparently hanged herself and her four small daughters in a closet.
The mobile home where authorities say a mother mother apparently hanged herself and her four small daughters in a closet. Photo: AP

 

Less than five years earlier, another Hudson Oaks family was torn apart when Dee Etta Perez, 39, shot her three children, ages 4, 9 and 10, before killing herself.
Less than five years earlier, another Hudson Oaks family was torn apart when Dee Etta Perez, 39, shot her three children, ages 4, 9 and 10, before killing herself. Photo: AP
Police arrive at the scene of the deaths. The young mother and her girls were last seen alive Monday evening. The woman was believed to be separated from her husband.
Police arrive at the scene of the deaths. The young mother and her girls were last seen alive Monday evening. The woman was believed to be separated from her husband. Photo: AP

 

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