A Fountain Valley woman wanted to kill her daughter by suffocating her with a plastic bag when she was 10 and repeatedly sexually abused her son, starting when he was 6, a prosecutor argued Monday, while the defendant’s attorney said her ex-husband “coached” the children to fabricate the allegations.
Yan Zhang, 45, is charged with continuous sexual abuse of a child, child abuse and endangerment, and attempted murder, all felonies. She also faces a sentencing enhancement for attempted premeditated murder.
The defendant is accused of pulling a plastic bag over the head of her daughter in an attempt to kill her and attacking her with a jump rope, cleats and a roller beginning when she was 10 to 15 years old, according to Deputy District Attorney Alyssa Marie Staudinger. She is also accused of molesting her son for years, the prosecutor added…