Mackenzie Colgan, a 37-year-old Maryland mother, has been arrested and charged with murder after police say she confessed to intentionally drowning her own child. Arresting documents reveal that the Montgomery County woman not only confessed to the horrifying crime, but she admitted that she'd planned the whole thing ahead of time. Now there's an update in her case which may determine whether or not she'll get away with the whole thing.
WUSA 9 News reports that Mackenzie Colgan has undergone a mental evaluation, and the results have determined that she will not be mentally fit to stand trial. She will be transferred to the custody of Maryland's Department of Health, where she'll supposedly remain until she's evaluated again -- but what's to come if she is ultimately found incompetent? In the state of Maryland, if someone is determined to be incompetent to stand trial, they could either be released or remanded to a mental hospital. Sentencing in these scenarios vary across the board; Meaning someone like Colgan could either spend the rest of her life in a mental facility, or she could end up released after an insultingly low sentence.
According to police, Mackenzie Colgan woke up that day planning to kill her infant, her other child and her husband. However, she must have had a change of heart after successfully drowning the three-month-old baby. Ironically, the Maryland woman is reportedly a therapist, a mental health professional who specializes in working with children and families. That's disturbing, given this incident isn't the only time police have been called to her home regarding the welfare of her baby. Could this have been a long-planned event, or was Mackenzie suffering from post partum psychosis?
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