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May 29, 2008 5:22 pm US/Pacific

Teen Pleads Not Guilty To Mom's Hammer Killing

SAN DIEGO (AP) ― A 14-year-old San Diego girl has pleaded not guilty to charges that she murdered her mother with a claw hammer and assaulted her father.

Prosecutors have charged Heather d'Aoust as an adult. She faces 30 years to life in state prison if convicted.

A defense attorney said after Thursday's arraignment she has a history of mental illness and should be tried in juvenile court.

Father James d'Aoust says the girl, who was adopted as a child, needs psychological help.

Fifty-six-year-old Rebecca d'Aoust died Monday, a day after she was struck in the head at the family's home in the upscale Scripps Ranch area. She worked as a counselor at a San Diego elementary school.

Heather d'Aoust was ordered held without bail.

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