Lubbock woman found criminally insane in elderly mother’s 2020 slaying

Lubbock woman found criminally insane in elderly mother’s 2020 slaying

A 54-year-old woman accused of beating to death her elderly mother nearly five years ago in a psychotic episode during which she believed she was fighting demons was committed to a mental health institution indefinitely.

Letitica Smith, who has been held at the Lubbock County Detention Center since her March 8, 2020 arrest, was ordered to be committed to a state mental health facility until she is determined to no longer be a threat to the community or herself.

That determination will come after annual hearings in the 137th District Court.

Smith was indicted on a charge of murder alleging that on March 8, 2020, she intentionally or knowingly caused the death of her mother, 79-year-old Wanda Porter by blunt force trauma.

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