St. Paul mom smothered baby to death, attempted suicide, charges say

A St. Paul woman covered her month-old son’s mouth with a blanket Wednesday morning and then pressed a hand into his face, alternating hands for five minutes until the child stopped crying and moving, according to a murder charge filed Thursday.

Shwe Htoo smothered her son, Michael Kyaw Htoo, after the poisoned formula she bottle-fed the infant Tuesday night failed to kill him, authorities allege.