Texas Baby Murder Blamed On Mother Throwing Her From Balcony

Galveston, Texas has come together as a tight knit community to mourn the loss of a baby that was found unresponsive in the middle of the road around 10 AM yesterday morning. Life saving measures were performed on the little girl and she was transported to the trauma center at the University of Texas Medical Branch, but sadly she was pronounced dead shortly after arriving.

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Channel Yonko of Houston was quickly arrested at a nearby restaurant a short time after the baby was discovered by Galveston Police, and she has now been charged with the Capital Murder of her daughter, 17 month old Hannah Yonko.

Texas Baby Murder Blamed On Mother Throwing Her From Balcony

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According to this KHOU article,

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Reports indicate the baby was likely stabbed multiple times before falling.

WARNING: Following details of Hanna Yonko's death are very graphic.

According to this KHOU article, Hannah's body fell from the third floor upon a grassy area below, the 17 month old then rolled off of the hotel property onto 59th Street, and still had signs of life when the first responders arrived on the scene.

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The investigation is ongoing, but as of now Channel Yonko sits in jail and denied bond with a Capital Murder charge.