QUINCY, MA (AP) -- Police say a Massachusetts woman suspected of killing one of her daughters and her unborn child tried to kill the fetus two months earlier by drinking a toxic substance.
The Boston Globe, quoting a police report filed in court, reported Saturday that Fang Chi-Xue's (chee-SWAYZ) attempt on the life of her fetus prompted a February visit from the Department of Children and Families.
Department spokeswoman Alison Goodwin says officials didn't remove the children because there was a second caretaker and an understanding that Chi-Xue would get proper medical care.
On Thursday, Chi-Xue allegedly tried to strangle her 14-year-old daughter and killed her 9-year-old daughter and unborn child.
Chi-Xue was ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation.
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