US woman shoots 11-month-old son to keep him from father
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Madeline Veronica Daley, 36, shot her 11-month-old son in the face inside a van in New Mexico after fleeing Wyoming with him in violation of a custody order. She then attempted suicide but was stopped by police. Daley told investigators she considered the killing justified to protect the boy from his father.
Key Facts
- Madeline Veronica Daley, 36, shot her 11-month-old son in the face with a 9mm pistol.
- Daley fled Wyoming with the boy to New Mexico, violating a court order to hand him over to his father.
- After the shooting, Daley attempted suicide but was stopped by police.
- Daley told investigators she believed the killing was justified to protect her son from his father and relatives.
- Daley faces a maximum sentence of life in prison after confessing to the murder.
The Shooting
Madeline Veronica Daley, 36, shot her 11-month-old son in the face inside a van in New Mexico. She had taken the boy from Wyoming to New Mexico, violating a court order that required her to hand him over to his father. When police located Daley and the child in the van, she ran inside and shot the boy with a 9mm pistol. Immediately after the shooting, Daley attempted to take her own life, but officers intervened and stopped her.
Motive and Confession
During interrogation, Daley said she considered the killing of her son justified. She claimed she was saving the boy from his father and his father's relatives. Daley stated that the boy's father had never wanted anything to do with the child financially, physically, or emotionally. She confessed to the murder and now faces a maximum penalty of life in prison.
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US woman shoots 11-month-old son to keep him from father
