A Los Angeles mother has admitted to killing three of her seven youngsters on Mom’s Day with the assistance of her 16-year-old son, authorities mentioned.
Mother-of-seven Angela Flores, 38, was booked into the LA County jail Sunday evening on three counts of homicide for allegedly killing two of her boys and a 12-year-old daughter. Her bail was set at $6 million.
The 16-year-old additionally was arrested on one rely of homicide and was being held on the Sylmar Juvenile Corridor, CBS Information reported, citing police.
Police responded to a report of an assault with a lethal weapon about 7:40 a.m. Sunday on the dwelling on Victory Boulevard and located the three victims, Natalie, 12, Nathan, 8, and Kevin, who’s believed to be about 10, based on the outlet.
LAPD mentioned Flores confessed to killing her youngsters with the help of the 16-year-old.
The reason for their deaths was not instantly launched. Flores’ three different youngsters reside out of state with their father and weren’t harmed.
Neighbors instructed the native CBS affiliate that Flores had been appearing erratically Saturday evening.
She was reportedly heard screaming, praying and lighting candles at different properties on the road.
“I heard someone screaming, ‘My family is abusing me,’ and all kinds of nonsense. I couldn’t make out what it was.” Priscila Canales instructed CBSLA. “I guess at that time she was in our neighbor’s yard … burning a candle and she had the Bible out.”
She mentioned that when Flores was eliminated on a stretcher, “she kept popping up, jumping up saying, ‘Where’s my Bible? Where’s my Bible?”
Authorities haven’t mentioned how the kids died or disclose a doable motive for the crime.
“The deaths of these three children are truly horrific and tragic. As a parent and a grandparent, I send my heartfelt condolences to the people who love them,” LA County District Legal professional George Gascon mentioned in a press release.
“We will continue to work with Los Angeles Police detectives and my prosecutors will make a filing decision once they have reviewed all of the evidence,” he added, Fox Information reported.