A Michigan woman has been charged with the attempted murder of her autistic 14-year-old daughter

A Michigan woman has been charged with the attempted murder of her autistic 14-year-old daughter when she tried to kill her with carbon monoxide. The woman, Kelli Stapleton, has waived her right to a probable cause hearing. According to the Huffington Post, authorities say they found Kelli Stapleton and her daughter Isabelle unconscious Sept. 3 "in the family's van in Benzie County's Blaine Township in an apparent murder-suicide attempt."

Kelli Stapleton was scheduled for a preliminary examination Thursday, but she waived the hearing during a brief appearance before District Judge John Mead in Beulah.

Prior to the incident Stapleton ran a blog that had chronicled the challenges she and her family faced when caring for her autistic daughter, Isabelle.

Source: Huffington Post