Mother Pleads Guilty to Stabbing 3 Children
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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Authorities say a 24-year-old Hartford woman has pleaded guilty to charges of trying to kill her three young sons by stabbing them as they slept.
The 2-year-old twins and their infant brother were critically injured in the November 2006 incident, but they recovered and now live with their paternal grandmother.
Their mother, Carmela Ortiz, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Hartford Superior Court to three counts of attempted murder and assault. Prosecutors say she repeatedly stabbed them with a kitchen knife, then tried to kill herself.
Court records say Ortiz told authorities that she heard voices telling her the boys would be better off ``if they were not around.'' She faces 10 to 25 years in prison when she is sentenced in September.
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Information from: The Hartford Courant, http://www.courant.com
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