GAINESVILLE, Ga. (WHDH) — A 26-year-old mother is facing murder charges in connection with the stabbing deaths of her two young children, authorities said.
Berenice Jaramillo-Hernandez, of Gainesville, Georgia, was arrested Saturday on charges including murder and aggravated assault in the deaths of 5-year-old Mateo Miranda Jaramillo and 6-year-old Katherine Miranda Jaramillo, according to the Hall County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies responding to a report of woman who had cut herself found Jaramillo-Hernandez suffering from serious injuries, along with the bodies of her two children, the sheriff’s office said.
A preliminary investigation reportedly indicated that Jaramillo-Hernandez killed the children with a knife before seriously wounding herself on Friday afternoon.
Jaramillo-Hernandez will be called to court upon completion of her medical treatment.
An investigation remains ongoing.
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