Mom Kills Son On Christmas

Police have charged a 31-year-oldFlorida woman with murder after she allegedly smothered her8-year-old son to death on Christmas.

By: Katie Hammond | WKRG-TV
Published: December 26, 2008

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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) - Police have charged a 31-year-old
Florida woman with murder after she allegedly smothered her
8-year-old son to death on Christmas.
Police said Eryn Allegra, of Port St. Lucie, gave the boy eight
Advil pills to put him to sleep, then early Thursday morning
suffocated him with a pillow in a hotel room. Allegra then
allegedly tried to slit her wrists, but the blade she used was too
dull. Police said she dialed 911 and was taken to a local hospital.
Allegra told investigators she had been having financial
problems since August 2007.
It was unclear if Allegra had an attorney.

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