Pueblo woman accused of killing son might raise insanity defense

Thursday, January 20, 2011  

A woman from Zia Pueblo in New Mexico who is accused of murdering her son might raise an insanity defense, according to news reports.

Tiffany Toribio allegedly suffocated her 3-year-old son and buried him in a park in Albuquerque in May 2009. She has been charged with first-degree murder, child abuse intentionally resulting in the death, evidence-tampering, failure to report a death and concealing identity.

Toribio's public defender has given notice to the court of a potential insanity defense.

Get the Story:
Mother May Claim Insanity in Son's Death (The Albuquerque Journal 1/20)
Insanity plea will be used in suffocation case (KOB 11/18)

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