Posted on 02/06/2018 1:06:05 PM PST by rightwingintelligentsia
BROCKTON, Mass. - Officials with the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office say a Brockton, Massachusetts, mother was following a ritual when she stabbed her two sons to death Monday.
Attorneys in a Tuesday court hearing for Latarsha Sanders, 43, said she told police she killed her 5- and 8-year-old boys in a ritual incident. It is not clear what the ritual was.
According to prosecutors, the 8-year-old boy was stabbed 50 times. Police say Sanders stabbed her two sons before putting them in separate beds and covering them with sheets.
Court documents show police asked her why she stabbed her sons, and she responded, “It was because of the voodoo stuff.”
She allegedly told police she mopped up the floor and put the knife in the kitchen sink.
According to court records, Sanders didn’t mention her sons to police or EMS when she was taken from the home in an ambulance.
When asked for details about the alleged ritual she was following, officials with the district attorney’s office simply said they are still looking into it, but she had supposedly mentioned rituals to her family in the past.
(Excerpt) Read more at wpxi.com ...
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.