Tearful Wellesley Mother Charged with Killing Her 2 Children in Massachusetts Court Arraignment
Prosecutors say Janette MacAusland will face two first-degree murder charges after waiving extradition and returning from Vermont.
- On Wednesday, Janette MacAusland, 49, appeared in Dedham District Court, where she was arraigned on two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of her children, Kai MacAusland, 7, and Ella MacAusland, 6.
- Police discovered the children dead in their Edgemoor Avenue home in Wellesley, Mass. on April 24 after MacAusland fled to her aunt's residence in Bennington, Vermont, where authorities arrested her following a suicide attempt.
- According to a police affidavit, MacAusland allegedly told authorities she strangled the children, stating, "I wanted the 3 of us to go to God together but it didn't work."
- A judge ordered MacAusland held without bail at the Western Mass Regional Women's Correctional Center in Chicopee, with her next court appearance scheduled for a probable cause hearing on July 13.
- Court records reveal that MacAusland and her husband, Samuel MacAusland, were involved in a contentious divorce, with the couple agreeing last month to a court-appointed investigation into legal custody and parenting plan issues.
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Acupuncturist mom Janette MacAusland sheds tears in court as she’s charged with killing her 2 young kids
Janette MacAusland, 49, nervously clasped her hands as she was arraigned on two charges of first-degree murder in Dedham District Court on Wednesday for killing her children, Kai, 7, and Ella, 6, last month, CBS Boston reported.
Mom accused of killing her children cries during arraignment
DEDHAM, Mass. (Court TV) — A woman charged with murder in the deaths of her two young children cried as she stood for her arraignment on Wednesday. Janette MacAusland cries during her arraignment on May 6, 2026. (Court TV) Janette MacAusland, 49, entered a plea of not guilty to two counts of murder in the deaths of her children, Ella MacAusland, 6, and Kai MacAusland, 7. Janette MacAusland was arrested in Bennington, Vermont, last month; this wa…
Wellesley mother accused of killing her 2 children arraigned in court
Janette MacAusland, 49, is charged with two counts of murder in the deaths of Kai MacAusland, 7, and Ella MacAusland, 6, who were found dead in their Edgemoor Avenue home last month. Police said she confessed.
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