Monica Hammers, 41, faces a charge of attempted first degree murder after she allegedly tried to suffocate her 4-year-old son while he was at Erlanger hospital, according to Chattanooga Police Department.A trial date has been set for a mother charged with trying to smother her 4-year-old son at Erlanger hospital.
On Wednesday afternoon Hamilton County Criminal Court Judge Barry Steelman set a Sept. 25 trial date for 42-year-old Monica Dawn Hammers. She is free on a $55,000 bond and faces charges of attempted first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse.
Assistant District Attorney Charlie Minor is prosecuting the case against Hammers, and Harry Christensen is her defense attorney. Both sides agreed to a pretrial hearing on Aug. 20 to finalize the trial schedule.
Minor would not comment on the pending case, citing district attorney office policy.
Police arrested Hammers after a witness at the hospital told security officers that she put a pillow over her son’s face when he began to cry and told him to shut up, according to court documents.