A SANTA FE WOMAN ACCUSED OF FATALLY STRANGLING HER FIVE YEAR OLD STEPSON WILL REMAIN BEHIND BARS FOR NOW. THAT’S THE RULING FROM A STATE DISTRICT JUDGE IN THE CASE OF 20 YEAR OLD MELYNIE CURTIS. ACCORDING TO THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN, JUDGE MARY MARLOWE SOMMER RULED THAT CURTIS COULD BE A DANGER TO HERSELF AND OTHERS.
CURTIS WAS ARRESTED LAST MONTH, AND IS NOW CHARGED WITH CHILD ABUSE RESULTING IN DEATH. SHE INITIALLY TOLD POLICE THAT HER STEPSON HAD DROWNED IN A TUB…BUT INVESTIGATORS SAY THE BOY HAD NO WATER IN HIS LUNGS.
