Tearful Wellesley mother arraigned on murder charges
Janette MacAusland, the Wellesley mother accused of killing her children, appeared emotional in court as she was arraigned Wednesday in Massachusetts.
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Janette MacAusland, the Wellesley mother accused of killing her children, appeared emotional in court as she was arraigned Wednesday in Massachusetts.
Janette MacAusland cried in court she was held without bail on charges that she murdered her two children in Wellesley, Massachusetts.
The Wellesley mother charged with killing her two young children waived has extradition rights in Vermont and will return to Massachusetts to face murder charges.
The mother of two children who were found dead inside a Wellesley, Massachusetts home has been charged with murder.
Janette MacAusland is accused of killing her two young children in Wellesley and then fleeing to Vermont. WBZ-TV's Penny Kmitt reports.
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