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Mental exam ordered for woman accused of killing son

By: Associated Press//October 13, 2017//

Mental exam ordered for woman accused of killing son

By: Associated Press//October 13, 2017//

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — A competency examination has been ordered for a Milwaukee woman accused of killing her 4-year-old son by setting him on fire.

Twenty-three-year-old Amelia DiStasio appeared in court on Friday on a charge of first-degree intentional homicide.

A preliminary hearing was postponed until the mental exam could take place. A report is now due by Nov. 3.

According to the complaint, authorities were called about smoke at DiStasio’s south side apartment on Sept. 28 and found her son Antonio’s burned and lifeless body in the bathtub. The mother was not home. A witness says she saw DiStasio climb out of the apartment window and run away.

A police officer later found DiStasio walking and arrested her.

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