Woman arrested over attempted murder of 5-month-old daughter

5-months-old ... what the hell ... I can't make a full remark on her because I don't know her mental health or if she's suffering from post-pregnancy stress, or things like that. All I can say is murder-suicide is selfish, cowardly.

A sad situation...but I'm glad to see she reconsidered her course of action.

This lady obviously needs help, and I hope it is provided.

She was "worn out" from child care, right?. Well, she won't have to worry about that in the slammer and even after she gets out.

Why is all this happening when there are people who wish for children everyday and can't have either because of medical reason, or because of circumstances.

We hear about these stories weekly. And those are just the stories that make the news.

Mental health has to be destigmatised here. I don't see that happening anytime soon, though.

I feel sad for everyone involved. If she was able to get help, this probably wouldn’t have happened. There needs to be a major overhaul on mental health in this country. It’s not just stigmatized, but also not covered by insurance and a taboo subject to talk about. It’s also expensive to get treatment. There’s no sensitivity or empathy for people who are different. If a mother has depression or is feeling overwhelmed, there is no relief. Especially if the father doesn’t come home until after midnight. So sadly, these women bottle it up until they can’t take it anymore. Not everyone is lucky enough to have a carefree life. So, I think these things will keep happening until society takes mental health seriously.

JPGB: "We hear about these stories weekly."

No, you hear about them daily, and now twice today alone. The problem is that there is never any punishment for these people, except people saying the inevitable death is "punishment enough" in most cases. We definitely need to help these people, and you're right that these are only the cases we hear of, and on that note what we DON'T hear about are the parents who DON'T kill their kids, or try to, which is fortunately most. Those who take that final step don't deserve our pity, they deserve harsh punishment and to be denied the chance to do it again. Or, as I said at least three times in the last 7 or less, we'll be here again tomorrow saying the same thing.

Some people are born to be parents others are born to be monsters and then there are those who are just lost. IMO she was lost and just didn't know where or whom to turn too without bringing hardship to her existing family or herself and child. The fact that she got out of the car means she knew right from wrong and just couldn't go through it. I have met friends of our son whose mom did not feed her teen son so that she could eat and have energy to work. Luckily we are well off and because we taught our son to be kind to others fed the youngster. Once we found out well we have 2 sons now and both have finally graduated and landed heft jobs and a promising future. The mom is still involved and so should be. We taught the youngster to not be so hard on his Mom but rather let her see the man he is becoming and make her proud of her son. Wish we could help them all but there are just too many that we dont' know about.

Well said rgcivilian1.

Glad to know the baby is safe, hope the mother gets the proper help. Good Luck.