PORTLAND, Ore. – Oregon police say the woman accused of throwing her two children into the Willamette River has a history of domestic violence and recently filed for separation from the children's father.
Authorities say Amanda Jo Stott-Smith will be arraigned Tuesday on aggravated murder charges in the death of her four-year-old son, and aggravated attempted murder in the case of her seven-year-old daughter who survived a fall of 75 feet and is said to be improving.
Portland police say it's a miracle the girl survived after being in cold water for more than a half-hour.
Stott-Smith was taken into custody in Portland some six hours after her children's screams were first heard on the river.
Police say she had threatened to jump off a ledge when officers arrived.
They have not released a motive.
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