Police: Girl died after mother forced her to drink bleach
Woman made 9-year-old son watch attack, authorities say

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (AP) — A woman angry with her 12-year-old daughter for having sex forced the girl to drink bleach and sat on her until the child died, a police detective said.
The girl's 9-year-old brother was forced to watch the attack, Detective Warren Cotton testified Thursday in a preliminary hearing for Tunisia Archie, 31.


Archie is charged with capital murder in the asphyxiation death of her daughter Jasmine. If convicted, she could be sentenced to death or life in prison without parole.

Cotton said Archie, who has been jailed without bond since shortly after her daughter's Nov. 26 death, told authorities she was disturbed because "her daughter told her that she was no longer a virgin."

She said she poured bleach into Jasmine's mouth and the child vomited, he said, then sat on her until she stopped breathing, Cotton testified.

Archie forced Jasmine's 9-year-old brother Jacorey to watch the attack and "told him that if he shed a tear that she was going to him, too," Cotton testified.

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this is why i believe in the death penalty. this woman has not only murdered her daughter, but she's psychologically ruined her son forever. i'd like to see shaquille o'neal sit on her for a few hours. (i know that makes me just as bad as her ... but this story makes me so angry!)



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2 lovely comments:

    M. Akamau said...

    Another sad, sad story. Such a loss...

  1. ... on Saturday, January 15, 2005  
  2. mrcrazyone said...

    Lord help the grown folks, they need more help than the children do.

  3. ... on Tuesday, January 18, 2005