UNNAMED BOY and GIRL - 6 and 7 yo (2013)/ Charged? Mother; Wendy Miller-Wright - Seabrook NH

WOMAN WHO MADE KIDS DRINK BLEACH PLEADS INSANITY

Sep 16, 12:55 PM EDT
AP

BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) -- A New Hampshire woman accused of trying to kill her children by forcing them to drink bleach has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.

Wendy Miller-Wright, of Seabrook, was charged last year with attempted murder.

Police say her 6-year-old son and 7-year-old daughter spit out most of the bleach and went to a neighbor for help. Miller-Wright also drank bleach. Police say she was trying to kill herself and her children.

Miller-Wright's lawyer says his client was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

WMUR-TV reports (http://bit.ly/ZoaI7m ) Miller-Wright was taken to a psychiatric hospital for evaluation Tuesday. A hearing will follow, at which she could be committed for up to five years.

The plea was part of a deal with prosecutors, who decided mental health treatment would be better for Miller-Wright than prison.

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Wendy Wright, accused of feeding her children bleach, will be committed to a state-run mental health facility after 
pleading not guilty by reason of insanity to two attempted murder charges. File photo

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