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Mother Charged with Murdering Kids in Wellesley

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A Massachusetts mother, Janette MacAusland, is charged with murdering her two children, Kai and Ella, amidst a bitter divorce and custody battle. After a welfare check, police found the children dead in their Wellesley home. MacAusland is now in Vermont custody, awaiting extradition. The community mourns the loss, seeking answers and closure in this tragic case.

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Mother Charged with Murdering Kids in Wellesley

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Canada News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Mother Charged with Murdering Kids in Wellesley. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

A 49-year-old woman from Wellesley, Massachusetts, faces two murder charges for killing her seven-year-old son Kai and six-year-old daughter, Ella, in their home. Jeanette McCoslin was in the middle of a bitter divorce and custody battle over the kids when this tragedy unfolded. Massachusetts state police dropped the arrest warrant Saturday, and right now, she's locked up in Vermont. She'll head to Bennington County Superior Court on Monday for a fugitive from Justice hearing, then get extradited back home to face the music. It all kicked off Friday night when Vermont cops called Wellesley police for a welfare check on the family. Officers arrived and found the children dead inside the house, sparking a full investigation. The kids attended Schofield Elementary School, with Ella and kindergarten and kindergarten and second grade. Superintendent David Lucia called it an unimaginable loss, ripping through the whole community, and counselors will be their Monday to help students. When families cope, while authorities push for her quick return, the town rallies around

the pain, hoping for answers, and some kind of closure in this heartbreaking case. From your city, powered by AI, this is Canada News Today, I'm Corey with The Story.

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