Texas mother is charged with capital murder for 'stabbing her four-year-old daughter to death after angry fight with her boyfriend'
Laquita Lewis, 34, faces execution if she is convicted of killing her daughter
Four-year-old Fredricka Allen was found stabbed to death in Houston on Sunday
The girl's relatives called 911 after receiving worrying texts from her mother
Deputies found the child's lifeless body in an apartment at around 9pm
They believe her mother killed her at least three hours earlier then got in her car
Lewis was involved in a car accident at 6pm then text her family from hospital afterwards
By Jennifer Smith For Dailymail.com
Published: 08:52 EST, 19 June 2017 | Updated: 08:53 EST, 19 June 2017
Laquita Lewis, 34, has been charged with capital murder after the body of her four-year-old daughter was found stabbed in a Houston apartment
A Texas mother has been charged with capital murder for allegedly stabbing her four-year-old daughter to death.
Laquita Lewis, 34, was arrested on Sunday after police found the body of her daughter Fredricka Allen at Timberwalk Apartments, a residential complex in northwest Houston, at 9pm.
They believe she died three hours earlier and had been left in the home by her mother.
At around 6pm, Lewis was involved in a car accident and was taken to hospital in an ambulance. Once there, she sent text messages to relatives suggesting that she had hurt the girl.
Harris County Sheriff's Officers described the discovery of Fredricka's body as 'horrific'.
It's not yet clear when Lewis stabbed the child but sources told KHOU that she carried out the killing in an angry rage after a fight with her boyfriend who has not been named.
Lewis now faces execution if she is convicted. She is due to appear before a judge in Harris County on Monday.
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Despite reportedly living in a property in Timberwalk Homes, Lewis's name is not registered to any address there.
The complex includes a communal swimming pool and gym and 1-bedroom apartments cost upwards of $600 a month.
Her name is attached to a less polished property a 10 minute walk away.
No one from Timberwalk Apartments was available on Monday morning to confirm how long the family had been living there or if police had previously been called to the address.
Four-year-old Fredricka Allen's body was discovered in an apartment in Timberwalk Apartment (above) complex in northwest Houston at 9pm on Sunday night
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