A Catawba County mother who is charged with murder in the death of her 9-month-old child appeared in Catawba County District Court on Monday.
Megan Stack Sattizahn, 39, is charged with murder in the death of her daughter Samantha Sattizahn, the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
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Hickory Daily Record Megan Sattizahn, left, appears in Catawba County District Court. Sattizahn is charged with murder in the death of her 9-month-old daughter Samantha.
Assistant District Attorney Timothy Gould asked that Sattizahn continue to be held in jail without bond. Catawba County District Court Judge Wesley Barkley granted the request. Gould said the district attorney’s office is bringing Sattizahn’s case to a grand jury to seek a first-degree murder indictment.
Sattizahn choked back tears throughout the court appearance.
On July 12 around 5 a.m., deputies responded to a report of a suspicious person near Section House Road. When deputies arrived, a naked woman was walking along the middle of Section House Road, according to court documents.
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When the deputies approached the woman, later identified at Sattizahn, she ran toward her home at 1671 Tanglewood Dr., Hickory, according to court documents.
Sattizahn ran into the house. Sattizahn returned to the door still naked. Sattizahn told the deputies that her husband, Scott Sattizahn, and her daughter were inside the home. As the deputies spoke with Scott Sattizahn, Megan Sattizahn interrupted the conversation and said, “Everyone come in, the baby is dead,†according to court documents.
The deputies entered the home and found a 9-month-old child, Samantha, dead in her crib, according to court documents.
Court documents said a deputy saw white and red foam coming from Samantha’s nose, which indicated a possible drug overdose.
Court documents said Scott Sattizahn told deputies Megan Sattizahn was prescribed medication for multiple mental health issues and was not taking the medication. Court documents said in December 2023 that Megan Sattizahn attempted to poison Samantha by giving her prescription medicine. The court documents said Megan Sattizahn said God told her to give Samantha the medication.
On the night Samantha died, Megan Sattizahn was taken from the scene by an ambulance to Catawba Valley Medical Center. According to court documents, Megan Sattizahn referred to Samantha’s death as a mercy killing multiple times during the ride to the hospital.
Sattizahn is being held in the Catawba County Detention Center.