A Stanislaus County jury on Friday found Mina Nazari guilty of murdering her 4-year-old daughter and attempting to kill her son, concluding the first phase of a trial centered on mental illness and intent.
The case stems from a 2023 incident in which authorities said Nazari fatally stabbed her 4-year-old daughter inside the family’s home after attempting hours earlier to kill her 10-year-old son. Prosecutors argued the attacks were deliberate, while the defense has maintained Nazari was experiencing a severe psychotic episode and believed she was acting to save her children.
At the trial, Nazari wore a black and white shirt and sat quietly next to a court-appointed interpreter. She mostly looked straight ahead, turning to the gallery three times to smile at a family member…