Man accused of killing young daughter charged with murder; he says God ordered it | Courts | theadvocate.com

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The man accused of stabbing and strangling his 18-month-old daughter last year, telling police afterward that God had ordered him to do it, was charged by a grand jury with first-degree murder Thursday, opening the way for a possible death sentence if he is convicted.

Mark Hambrick, 46, was charged with both murder and second-degree cruelty to a juvenile in connection with the Oct. 17 death of his daughter Amina.

Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Judge Keva Landrum-Johnson set his bail at $1.5 million.
First-degree murder carries a punishment of either death or life imprisonment in Louisiana. District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro said he has not decided which penalty to seek.

Man accused of killing young daughter charged with murder; he says God ordered it | Courts | theadvocate.com

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With no lawyers to defend him, a man charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing and suffocation death of his 18-month-old daughter did not enter a plea at his arraignment on Wednesday.

A lawyer said there are no funds available to provide the defense team needed for Mark Hambrick, who is accused of killing his toddler inside his Bywater home on Oct. 17.

Prosecutors charged Hambrick with first-degree murder last week. The charge carries a potential death sentence, which means that Hambrick is entitled to a defense team of at least two attorneys and two investigators under court precedent.
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In a warrant for his arrest, police said that Hambrick told them that “God told him to murder his child so the state of Louisiana can kill him so he can be resurrected.”