American woman of California arrested for the murder of her own daughter and attempted murder of her own son

Mina Nazari, 34 of Modesto, has been charged with murdering her 4-year-old daughter by stabbing her.

By Edward Era Barbacena 

It is hard to believe that someone is capable of harming his/her own children.  United States is one of the countries in the world where cases of parents are responsible for the killing of their children.  The majority of the culprits are white 

A Modesto white woman has been charged with murdering her daughter and for trying to kill her son as well, authorities say.

According to Stanislaus County District Attorney Jeff Laugero, Mina Nazari, 34 of Modesto, has been charged with murdering her 4-year-old daughter by stabbing her to death 

Nazari is also charged with the attempted murder of her 10-year-old son and child endangerment.

At around 12:47 p.m. Saturday, there was a 911 call reporting a possible assault at the Crown Ridge Apartments, located at 3925 Scenic Drive When police arrived at the scene, they found the child's body. 

After investigating the incident, police determined that the victim's mother killed the girl intentionally and placed her under arrest.

Nazari was arraigned in Stanislaus Superior Court, assisted over Zoom by a Farsi interpreter. She was born in Iran, according to the booking log at the Stanislaus County Public Safety Center.

Nazari remains in the Stanislaus County Public Safety Center without bail. Judge Kellie Westbrook ordered her to return to court Tuesday, Oct. 24, to hear a defense request that bail be set.

At the arraignment, Nazari wore a jail uniform with orange and white stripes and shackles on her wrists and ankles. She mostly looked straight ahead during the proceeding.

Family members in the courtroom declined to comment afterward to The Modesto Bee. Nazari’s public defender, Ryan Bowler, did the same.