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5 Kids Slain in Texas; Mom Arrested
By MARK BABINECK, Associated Press Writer
HOUSTON (AP) - A woman who was said to be on medication for depression was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of drowning her five children, ages 6 months to 7 years, in the bathtub.
The 36-year-old woman, whose name was not immediately released, had called police to her home and was wet when she answered the door, police said.
``When our responding officer arrived, he was met at the door by the woman, who was breathing heavily, and you could tell she was disturbed,'' police spokesman John Cannon said. ``At that time she said to the officer, `I killed my children.'''
Cannon said the officer asked where the children were and was led on a grisly tour. Found under a sheet on a bed were Mary, 6 months, and three of her brothers, Luke, 2; Paul, 3; and John, 5. The fifth child, Noah, 7, was in the bathtub.
``It is just rather unimaginable,'' Cannon said. ``It's difficult to deal with when you are talking about five little kids who were killed, probably systematically.''
Police gave no motive for the slayings, but the woman's husband told police she had been on medication to treat postpartum depression for the past two years, since the birth of their fourth child, Luke.
Police spokesman Alvin Wright said the woman called her husband home Wednesday morning shortly after calling police. He arrived about the same time police officers did and found the children dead.
The woman was led away in handcuffs from the one-story Spanish-style home in southeast Houston, not far from NASA (news - web sites)'s Johnson Space Center.
Those who live nearby said the children attended a neighborhood birthday party over the weekend.
``What's scary is that it might have been anyone,'' said neighbor John Fancher. ``My kids could have been staying over there.''
By MARK BABINECK, Associated Press Writer
HOUSTON (AP) - A woman who was said to be on medication for depression was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of drowning her five children, ages 6 months to 7 years, in the bathtub.
The 36-year-old woman, whose name was not immediately released, had called police to her home and was wet when she answered the door, police said.
``When our responding officer arrived, he was met at the door by the woman, who was breathing heavily, and you could tell she was disturbed,'' police spokesman John Cannon said. ``At that time she said to the officer, `I killed my children.'''
Cannon said the officer asked where the children were and was led on a grisly tour. Found under a sheet on a bed were Mary, 6 months, and three of her brothers, Luke, 2; Paul, 3; and John, 5. The fifth child, Noah, 7, was in the bathtub.
``It is just rather unimaginable,'' Cannon said. ``It's difficult to deal with when you are talking about five little kids who were killed, probably systematically.''
Police gave no motive for the slayings, but the woman's husband told police she had been on medication to treat postpartum depression for the past two years, since the birth of their fourth child, Luke.
Police spokesman Alvin Wright said the woman called her husband home Wednesday morning shortly after calling police. He arrived about the same time police officers did and found the children dead.
The woman was led away in handcuffs from the one-story Spanish-style home in southeast Houston, not far from NASA (news - web sites)'s Johnson Space Center.
Those who live nearby said the children attended a neighborhood birthday party over the weekend.
``What's scary is that it might have been anyone,'' said neighbor John Fancher. ``My kids could have been staying over there.''
