Local police have recovered the mutilated bodies of three children from an apartment in the city of San Fernando Valley in the US state of California on Saturday morning. A 30-year-old housewife, Lillian Carrillo, strangled her three children to death over a quarrel with her husband. Police arrested him while he was fleeing after killing the children. News from the Los Angeles Daily News.
Police have also arrested Eric Denton, the father of the dead children, and are questioning him. The three children killed were Joanna, Terry and Seira, aged 3 years, 2 years and 6 months respectively.
They have two daughters and a son. The children's grandmother did not find her daughter at home after returning home from work. He saw three children lying in a bloody state and informed the police.
Local police said Lillian Carrillo, the mother of the dead children, was driving away after the incident. Lillian snatched another car, leaving her car about 100 miles away. Police later arrested Lillian along with the stolen car.