CATAWBA COUNTY, N.C. – A 39-year-old woman has been arrested and charged with the murder of her 9-month-old daughter, authorities said.
Megan Stack Sattizahn is currently held in the Catawba County jail without bond. She is accused of killing her daughter, Samantha Sattizahn, on July 12.
Authorities were alerted around 5 a.m. on that day about a suspicious individual on Section House Road. When they arrived, they found Sattizahn in a disoriented state. Officers followed her to a nearby residence on Tanglewood Drive, where they discovered the infant’s body.
Following the discovery, Sattizahn was taken to a hospital for a mental health evaluation. Her arrest was announced a week later, on Friday.
Sattizahn is set to make her first court appearance on Monday.