A mother in Georgia is facing murder charges after 'stabbing her two children to death before turning the knife on herself', accor...
A mother in Georgia is facing murder charges after 'stabbing her two children to death before turning the knife on herself', according to reports.
Investigators say Berenice Jaramillo-Hernandez, 26, from Gainesville near Atlanta, is accused of stabbing Mateo Miranda Jaramillo, five, and Katherine Miranda Jaramillo, six on Friday.
She faces two counts each of felony murder, malice murder and aggravated assault.
Hall County Sheriff's Office have called the incident 'heartbreaking.'
A mother in Georgia is facing murder charges after 'stabbing her two children to death before turning the knife on herself', according to reports. Pictured are police outside the house
The siblings' next of kin has been informed and authorities announced that Jaramillo-Hernandez would be charged.
On Friday afternoon police received a 911 call about a woman who had cut herself and when officers arrived at the house they found the injured mother and the bodies of the two young children.
Preliminary stages of the investigation indicate that 'Jaramillo-Hernandez killed the children with a knife and then turned the knife on herself, resulting in serious injuries,' the sheriff's office said.
Investigators say Berenice Jaramillo-Hernandez, 26, from Gainesville near Atlanta, is accused of stabbing Mateo Miranda Jaramillo, five, and Katherine Miranda Jaramillo, six on Friday (file image)
The mother was transported to a medical center after she was found at the house at around 2pm.
She will be formally charged after doctors finish treating her injuries.
It was not immediately clear if Jaramillo-Hernandez has an attorney.
On Friday, before the mother was named as a suspect, the sheriff's office said that the incident was isolated and it was not seeking any other suspects.
'There is no danger to the community as a result of the incident,' the sheriff's office said.
Investigation are ongoing.
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