WELLESLEY, Mass. — A Wellesley mother has been indicted by a grand jury in the deaths of her two children.
A Norfolk County grand jury on Monday, Oct. 19, indicted 49-year-old Janette MacAusland on two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of her children, Kai and Ella.
Kai and Ella were found dead inside the family’s Wellesley home in April during a welfare check.
MacAusland arrived at her aunt’s home in Vermont with a visible wound on her neck and allegedly told her relative that she had killed her two children and tried to kill herself.
“I wanted the 3 of us to go to God together but it didn’t work,” MacAusland allegedly told police.
At the time of the children’s deaths, MacAusland was also allegedly going through a divorce and custody battle with her husband, Samuel.
An arraignment date for MacAusland has not been set.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.
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