Paragraphs 6 & 7 read:  "Bull said Love had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder three years ago, but that medication had seemed to help."

"Neighbors said Love became depressed and frequently drank alcohol after separating recently from Richard Moreno, the biological father of Brian and Arabella. But neighbors said they had never seen Love as much as spank her children."

Since the massive use of antidepressants has caused a huge increase in the number of people diagnosed with "bipolar" disorder,  SSRI Stories is going to start sending a few criminal cases where the perpetrator had been diagnosed as "bipolar".  For example, from the Paula Pinckard case [Lousiana: 2003] we learned that the Pinckard woman would never have killed her 11 year old daughter if the SSRI hadn't brought out a "latent" bipolar illness. Pinckard's psychiatrists testified that, if she had not taken Prozac, her condition may never have manifested itself.             

http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nevada/2007/feb/08/020810206.html

Accused mother on life support after daughter's fatal stabbing

ASSOCIATED PRESS

LAS VEGAS (AP) - A Las Vegas mother of three accused of killing her 7-year-old daughter and stabbing her 8-year-old son remained unconscious at a hospital after a drug overdose, police and family members said.

Sherri Lynne Love's mother, Marjorie Bull, said Wednesday she was not sure her 46-year-old daughter will regain consciousness, and family members were considering whether Love should remain on life support.

"I don't think she (Love) would be able to live knowing what she did," Bull told the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Love's daughter, Arabella Rose Moreno, was buried Wednesday. Love's son, Brian Moreno, recovered from stab wounds to attend the service with his 14-year-old half brother, Michael Corbo.

Love "totally loved them," Bull said of the children. "And nobody understands this."

Bull said Love had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder three years ago, but that medication had seemed to help.

Neighbors said Love became depressed and frequently drank alcohol after separating recently from Richard Moreno, the biological father of Brian and Arabella. But neighbors said they had never seen Love as much as spank her children.

Police reported finding Love unconscious in the house after an apparent overdose of prescription medication following the attack. Investigators said it also appeared she had been drinking alcohol. She remained unconscious Wednesday at University Medical Center in Las Vegas.

If she recovers, she faces charges of murder and attempted murder.

A judge has given Bull temporary custody of the boys, and a family lawyer, Steve Caruso, said Bull was seeking guardianship.

Caruso continued Wednesday to question whether Las Vegas police properly handled an earlier call to the home on Saturday.

Police were first called about 3 p.m. to a complaint that Love and her teenage son were arguing. The teen left the house with Richard Moreno, according to a police report.

Police have said they did not call county child welfare authorities because Love and Richard Moreno were not married and Love had a legal custody of Brian and Arabella.

After officers left, Love argued with her 8-year-old son, who also wanted to leave with his father, according to the police report. The boy went to his room and fell asleep - waking to find Love stabbing Arabella.

The boy, wounded, ran to a neighbor's home and police were summoned again about 6:20 p.m.

Bull said a tree will be planted in Arabella's memory at Steele Elementary School, where she attended second grade. 

Information from: Las Vegas Review-Journal, http://www.lvrj.com