Police: Woman said boys weren't loved, so she drowned them

This undated booking photo provided by the Maricopa County sheriff shows Mireya Alejandra Lopez, who was arrested Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015 at a home in Avondale, Ariz.
This undated booking photo provided by the Maricopa County sheriff shows Mireya Alejandra Lopez, who was arrested Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015 at a home in Avondale, Ariz.

PHOENIX — A woman accused of drowning her 2-year-old twin sons told police she did it because nobody loved them or her, according to a court document released Monday.

Mireya Alejandra Lopez, 22, was arrested Sunday at a home in the Phoenix suburb of Avondale. A judge Monday ordered her jailed on two counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder, with bail set at $2 million.

In addition to being accused of killing her sons by holding them underwater in a bathtub, Lopez is accused of trying to drown a 3-year-old boy identified as her stepbrother.

According to a police probable cause statement released Monday after Lopez made an initial court appearance, she told investigators she killed her sons because nobody loved them or her, and she didn't want her sons to grow up living a difficult life.

The statement also said Lopez stated she takes medication for mental health conditions.

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