Mom tried to kill daughter by throwing her headfirst down the stairs, telling victim she ‘was going to be sacrificed,’ police say

Jennifer Lynn Vargas (Grand Traverse County Jail)

Jennifer Lynn Vargas (Grand Traverse County Jail)

A 42-year-old mother in Michigan has been arrested for allegedly biting her own daughter on the neck and strangling the child before throwing her headfirst down a flight of stairs.

Jennifer Lynn Vargas was taken into custody earlier this month and charged with one count of assault with intent to murder and one count of first-degree child abuse, court records reviewed by Law&Crime show. Both charges carry a maximum sentence of life in prison.

The incident took place just a few minutes before midnight on Nov. 8, 2024, inside Vargas’ home in Blair Township, according to a report from MLive. Blair Township is about 160 miles northwest of Lansing.

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