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Texas Mother Charged with Capital Murder in Toddler's Death

Channel Yonko is accused of intentionally dropping her 17-month-old daughter from a hotel balcony in Galveston, leading to the child's death.

  • Hannah Yonko, 17 months old, was found critically injured outside a Galveston hotel and later pronounced dead at a hospital.
  • Police allege Channel Yonko, the child's mother, intentionally dropped Hannah from a third-story balcony.
  • Investigators discovered three puncture wounds on Hannah's body and a 'skinning' knife near the crime scene.
  • Channel Yonko has been charged with capital murder and is being held without bond at the Galveston County Jail.
  • Authorities are urging anyone with surveillance footage or information related to the incident to come forward.
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