Minnesota Day Care Employee Confesses to ‘Intentionally Suffocating’ Infant for Attention
Daycare worker exhibited pattern of suffocating children as attention-seeking behavior, police say.
TL;DR
- An 18-year-old woman, Thea Russell, was arrested in Savage, Minnesota.
- Russell allegedly confessed to suffocating children at the Rocking Horse Ranch daycare.
- An 11-month-old boy, Harvey Muklebust, died from suffocation.
- A 4-month-old girl was also found unresponsive but survived.
- Russell reportedly attempted to seek attention by harming the children.
- She has a history of making false 911 calls and starting fires.
- Russell faces charges of second-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder.