Police: Woman strangled daughter as part of suicide pact

ST. PETERS, Mo. (AP) – Authorities in the St. Louis suburb of St. Peters say a 69-year-old woman strangled her daughter and cut her own throat as part of a suicide pact.

Donna Scuderi was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder in the death of her 39-year-old daughter, Laura Scuderi.

Charging documents say Laura Scuderi was found in a bedroom Friday with a plastic bag over her head, with pill bottles nearby.

Donna Scuderi was found alive in a bathroom with a large knife wound.

Authorities say she told officers that her daughter had been depressed and wanted to die, so they planned to kill themselves together.