MAGNOLIA, Texas – The mother of a 5-year-old boy was arrested after police said she slit the boy's throat with a knife.
Magnolia Police said Daphne Spurlock, 45, stomped on her 5-year-old son's head and chest and then slit his throat several times with a kitchen knife.
After a court appearance, a judge ordered her to be held without bond.
"She stated that they are a very Christian family and she was reading from the Bible with him (the child) and realized he was infested with demons and had to release these demons from him," said Brian Clark with Magnolia police.
The boy's father came home from work late Friday night and found the woman standing over the child. The boy's father then called 911.
Neighbors who live on Roy Street in Magnolia said Spurlock attends a church nearby and didn't suspect this could have ever happened.
Child Protective Services said it has no history with this family. There are no other children who live at the home.
The 5-year-old was air lifted to Memorial Hermann and was listed in critical condition.
Spurlock was arrested and taken to the Montgomery County Jail. She was charged with attempted capital murder.
Police said Spurlock has confessed.