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Mother charged with 9-month-old daughter’s murder: Sheriff

By Jesse Ullmann,

2 days ago

CATAWBA COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – A mother has been charged in her nine-month-old daughter’s death, the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office said Friday.

Foul play suspected in death of 9-month-old baby in Catawba County

Megan Sattizahn, 39, was arrested and faces murder charges.

On Friday, July 12, just before 5 a.m., deputies with the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office were called to the area of Section House Road for reports of a suspicious person.

As they got to the scene, they came across a woman who seemed disoriented. Deputies followed the woman to her home on Tanglewood Drive where they found a baby girl deceased inside.

She is being held without bond.

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