HARRISBURG, Ark. (AP) _ A northwest Arkansas woman is accused of killing her
infant daughter by putting her in scalding water and then into a dryer.
The Jonesboro Sun reports that authorities arrested 25-year-old Tyra Neal this
week on suspicion of second-degree murder and abuse of a corpse after
investigators found her 1-month-old child in a dryer.
Poinsett County Detective William Holmes said at a Thursday probable cause
hearing that Neal initially told investigators a 2-year-old placed the baby in
the dryer. He said Neal later told authorities she may have placed the child in
scalding water because the infant had diarrhea, and that Neal became scared and
put the child in the dryer.
A judge appointed a public defender to Neal and issued a $1 million cash-only
bond. She’ll appear in court July 31.
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