SAN PABLO, Calif.-
A woman was charged with killing her two infant sons after authorities said she admitted smothering them because they were crying too much.
Lavida Davis, 23, of San Pablo, faces two counts of murder with special circumstances and two counts of assault on a child causing death. If convicted, she could receive the death penalty.
Police said Davis admitted to investigators last week that she suffocated her 6-week-old son, Darion Johnson, on Sept. 17 because she was tired of his crying.
Davis also said she killed another son, 22-day-old Emmanuel Beals, on Feb. 8, 2004, for the same reason, said San Pablo Police Commander Walt Schuld.
“She admitted to killing both infants but said it was because they were crying and that she did not intend to kill them,” Schuld said.
Autopsies initially were inconclusive on the issue of foul play, but authorities became suspicious when they learned Davis had two sons who died under similar circumstances, Schuld said.
Davis was arrested last Thursday, and Darion’s twin brother was taken into protective custody.
Davis had not been assigned a public defender by Wednesday.
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