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BY RUTHANN ROBINSON
rrobinson@nwitimes.com
219.662.5331 | Thursday, January 19, 2006 | (No comments posted.)
CROWN POINT | The husband of the Dyer woman accused of killing their two children wants the case resolved -- even if that means offering her a plea, said Lake County Prosecutor Bernard Carter.
Magdalena Lopez, 30, pleaded not guilty to killing her boys, Erik, 2, and Anthony, 9, on July 19.
In December, Judge Diane Boswell found Lopez competent to stand trial. Lopez now is being evaluated for evidence of mental illness at the time of the killings for a possible defense, her lawyer said.
On Wednesday, Public Defense attorney Casey McCloskey said he understands the prosecution has been talking to Robert Lopez, the children's father, about resolving the case.
"I understand a potential offer may be given, and I'd like to spend some time with Maggie and her family to discuss it," McCloskey told the judge.
Carter said Robert Lopez did give prosecutors the go-ahead to explore a nontrial disposition.
"We discussed what they can live with," Carter said.
A hearing for a possible plea submission is scheduled for Feb. 24.
It was Magdalena Lopez who called police to her house at 1029 Cambridge Lane in Dyer. When they arrived, she was walking out the front door with blood stains on her pants and shirt.
Police said officers found the two boys dead inside the home and blood in the family room, kitchen, front hallway and garage. The children had been bludgeoned to death, authorities said.
Family members of Lopez and her husband Robert Lopez said she was being treated for bipolar disorder.
Police records made the night officers found the two bodies show they took into evidence two medications used to treat depression and psychosis: Prozac and Zyprexa.
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