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Published August 24, 2011, 04:08 PM

Husband Defends Wife Who Allegedly Threw 7-month-old Off Parking Garage

The husband of a woman charged with murder for allegedly tossing her disabled 7-month-old son off a hospital parking structure says his wife is mentally ill and he doesn't blame her for her actions.

By: Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press

  • Sonia Hermosillo
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    This image provided by the Orange Police Department shows Sonia Hermosillo who was arrested Monday Aug. 22, 2011 on charges after she allegedly tossing her 7-month-old son from the upper level of a parking structure. The baby is in critical condition at University of California, Irvine Medical Center. (AP Photo/Orange Police Department)

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ORANGE, Calif. (AP) — The husband of a woman charged with murder for allegedly tossing her disabled 7-month-old son off a hospital parking structure says his wife is mentally ill and he doesn't blame her for her actions.

Noe Medina said Wednesday that his wife had been receiving treatment for postpartum depression after the birth of their son.

Medina says in Spanish that his wife didn't know what she was doing and urged people to seek treatment if they think they have postpartum depression.

Sonia Hermosillo is charged with murder following the Monday incident at Children's Hospital of Orange County.

Authorities say the 31-year-old tossed her son off the parking garage and returned to validate her parking before driving away.

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