Competency evaluation ordered for Oxford grandmother charged with murder in deaths of son, granddaughter

PONTIAC, Mich. – A 65-year-old woman who authorities say slashed her son's throat and then fatally beat her 7-month-old granddaughter will undergo a competency evaluation.

The decision was made Thursday during a pre-exam hearing for Sylvia Majewska. Her next court hearing is March 2.

Majewska is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of 29-year-old Daryne Gailey and his 7-month-old daughter Charley Hendrick. Their bodies were found Nov. 23 when Oakland County deputies went to Majewska's Oxford home after Gailey failed to return Charley to her mother on time.

"For whatever reason she came to the conclusion that the son and the child would be better off if they weren't alive, sadly," said Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard.

He said investigators found several handwritten notes and other documents in the case.

Bouchard also said Majewska tried to kill herself by slashing her arms.

-- Daryne Gailey and 7-month-old Charley Hendrick