Baby Survives Unspeakable Hanging in Dallas

Four children and their mother were found hanging in a Texas mobile home, police say it was a murder/suicide.

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(DALLAS, Tx.) - A Texas mother and her four children were discovered hanging by a neighbor today. They were discovered in the motor home the woman shared with her kids. One of the four children, an eight-month old baby girl, survived.

Police say it happened in a community about 25 miles west of Fort Worth.

They confirm the four deaths and say that it appears to be a murder suicide. The children were all female. The woman's husband did not live at the home and it appears that he is not a suspect in the deaths.

Parker County Sheriff Larry Fowler confirmed that the people discovered in the home are indeed from a single family, "We have four deceased in a mobile home out here, three children and one adult female who is the mother of the children and then we have an 8-month-old child who has survived."

He says that while the crime is being viewed as a murder/suicide, police are still investigating.

"We're not prepared to say exactly what happened here yet," Fowler told Reuters.

The infant was taken to a hospital in Fort Worth. Police have not stated how long they had been hanging.

The deceased woman apparently failed to show up for her job at a Wendy's restaurant. Her sister, who lives in a mobile home next door, went to check up on her and made the tragic discovery.

Police say "horrendous" is the only way to describe the grisly scene. It happened in a neighborhood that is known for high levels of violent crime. A similar family hanging was discovered about a block away one year ago.