Mother accused of microwaving daughter was 'drunk'

A WOMAN accused of killing her newborn daughter by putting her in a microwave told police she was drunk and could not remember what happened, a testimony has been told.
China Arnold, 26, from Dayton Ohio, has pleaded not guilty to the charge of aggravated murder following the death of her month-old daughter Paris Tilley on August 30, 2005. She faces the death penalty if found guilty.

At a pretrial hearing, detective Michael Galbraith testified that Ms Arnold told him during questioning: "If I hadn't gotten so drunk, I guess my baby wouldn't have died," Associated Press reported.

Mr Galbraith said that Ms Arnold also told him she did not know how the baby suffered the burns, and that she had nothing to do with it that she could recall.
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this goes beyond just being drunk.

I'll be charitable and chalk it up to mental illness.