Charges: St. Paul woman beat 2-year-old daughter to death
The 29-year-old admitted to losing her temper, saying she kept hitting the girl.
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A 29-year-old St. Paul woman has been charged with murder after allegedly admitting to beating her 2-year-old daughter to death.
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Ciasha Lee was charged with second-degree unintentional murder in Ramsey County District Court on Tuesday. A criminal complaint reveals that the 29-year-old woman said she lost her temper because her daughter, 2-year-old Melody Vang, wouldn t stop crying and woke up a baby in the house.
Police were called by the father of the child, who allegedly hung up on police to prompt a visit from officers at their home on the 1000 block of E. 3rd St. around 2:30 a.m., Jan. 10.