Danielle Slaughter (LVMPD)LAS VEGAS (FOX5) -
The Las Vegas woman accused of stabbing her 6-year-old daughter to death with a pair of scissors pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
The plea by Danielle Slaughter, 27, was made in court Thursday during a hearing related to murder charges in the death of Kyla Franks.
Slaughter was arrested March 11 after being found wandering naked and covered in blood near her home on Palmae Way near Vegas Drive.
Police said after officers picked her up, they found her child dead in the family home.
An arrest report revealed that Slaughter admitted to striking her daughter with scissors because the girl was "saying evil words to her." She also told officers she felt an "evil presence" in her home in the days before the slaying.
The arrest report also said Slaughter had lacked sleep and was taking a diet drug at the time.
A court date for Slaughter was set for May 16.
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