Amish Mother Charged with Murdering Son in Lake Incident
TL;DR
An Amish woman, Ruth Miller, was charged with the murder of her 4-year-old son after she threw him into an Ohio lake, claiming she was testing her faith and believed she was acting under God's direction. Her husband also drowned earlier during a faith test, and their other children were involved in water-based trials. The family and community attribute the tragic events to mental illness, and Ruth Miller is currently receiving mental health treatment.
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- ‘Spiritual Delusion’ Led to Father and Son’s Apparent Drownings, Sheriff Says The New York Times
- Ohio mother charged with aggravated murder in death of her 4-year-old son NBC News
- Amish woman accused of killing her 4-year-old son by throwing him into an Ohio lake ABC News
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