Georgia mom accused of killing 4 children and their father
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By Sheena Jones, CNN
Updated 4:51 PM ET, Thu July 6, 2017
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(CNN)A suburban Atlanta mother was arrested Thursday in the stabbing death of her four children and their father, officials said.
Isabel Martinez, 33, is charged with six counts of aggravated assault and five counts each of murder and malice murder, the Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office said. The 33-year-old is being held without bond at the Gwinnett County Jail for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, authorities said.
A fifth child was found with injuries, officials said. That girl's condition was unknown.
Isabel Martinez is charged with aggravated assault, murder and malice murder in the fatal stabbings.
All the children discovered at the home near Loganville, in Gwinnett County, Georgia, about 30 miles east of Atlanta, appear to be under age 10, officials said. One neighbor told CNN one of the children who was fatally stabbed was 4 years old. The male victim was in his mid-30s.
The call came in shortly before 5 a.m., Gwinnett County Police said.
"This is a horrendous crime not only for the victims but for the extended family, neighborhood and community," police said. "We are hoping and praying that the remaining victim survives."
Investigators obtained a search warrant for the residence and were interviewing neighbors.
A relative of the family, who asked not to be identified, told CNN the family had recently returned from a vacation and the mother had been depressed over the death of her father.
Neighbor Rafael Ramirez said the mother had been "acting bizarre" and experiencing hallucinations since the death of her father about 20 days ago. She apparently had spoken to a pastor at a local church on Thursday morning, according to Ramirez. The family has lived in the quiet community for three or four months, according to neighbor Jim Hollandsworth, who works at an after-school program the children attended.
The family has relatives in the area, the neighbor said.
CNN's Ray Sanchez, Phil Gast, Nick Valencia, Shawn Nottingham, Marylynn Ryan, Darran Simon and Jamiel Lynch contributed to this report.
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Illegal Immigrant Slaughters Her Husband and 4 of 5 Children in Georgia Knife Attack
Jim Hoft Jul 6th, 2017 6:41 pm
Illegal Immigrant Isabel Martinez murdered her husband and four of five children on Thursday.
Martinez butchered the children with a knife in a home north of Atlanta.
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Isabel Martinez was charged with five counts of malice murder, five counts of murder and six counts of aggravated assault. She was being held at the Gwinnett County jail.
She has also been put on an immigration hold due to her illegal status. She is being held for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
WSBTV reported on the gruesome crimes.
Gwinnett County police said a man and four children were found stabbed to death in a Loganville home Thursday morning.
When officers arrived at the home on Emory Lane, they found the victims dead. A fifth child, a 9-year-old girl, was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
Police believe the killings occurred between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m.
The child victims were all under the age of 10. The man was in his 30s, police said.
Relatives identified the father as Martin Romero.
One 9 year-old daughter is in critical condition.
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Neighbors confirm this is the 9yr old that survived attack this morning . Police say she is in serious condition after stabbed by mother .
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Illegal immigrant mom accused in stabbing deaths of children, husband smiles in court
By Katherine Lam Published July 07, 2017 Fox News
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Isabel Martinez, the woman accused of fatally stabbing her four children and husband, smiles and gives two thumbs up at her court hearing. (AP)
The illegal immigrant accused of stabbing to death her four children and husband in their Georgia home put on a bizarre show in court on Friday, smiling and posing for news cameras and even giving a double "thumbs up" gesture.
Maria Isabel Garduno-Martinez, 33, whom local law enforcement identified as Isabel Martinez, entered the U.S. from Mexico illegally, U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement spokesman Bryan Cox said in an email to The Associated Press Friday. It's unclear if the rest of her family came to the U.S. legally.
Martinez appeared in her first court hearing on Friday after being charged with five counts of malice murder, five counts of murder and six counts of aggravated assault.
She denied legal representation, telling Gwinnett County Magistrate Judge Michael Thorpeher that her attorney is the people and her faith.
Martinez allegedly stabbed her children and husband early Thursday morning in her Loganville home, about 30 miles east of Atlanta, police said. She had called 911 to report the stabbing just before 5 a.m., Fox 5 Atlanta reported.
Four children — Isabela Martinez, 10; Dacota Romero, 7; Dillan Romero, 4; and Axel Romero, 2 — and their father, Martin Romero, 33, were found dead in the home.
A fifth child, identified by family members as 9-year-old Diana, survived the stabbing with serious injuries.
Martinez was immediately arrested and charged later that day.
At the hearing, Martinez held her arms open and swayed them back and forth as Thorpe read the charges against her. She then pressed her hands together in the "prayer" position.
Thorpe rebuked, saying: "Ma'am I'm going to ask you to cut out the displays for the camera. It's probably not good or to your benefit."
The motive for the deadly stabbing is still unclear.
"What prompts a person to take the life of such innocent children and her spouse is something we may never understand," Gwinnett County police said in a statement. "This is a horrendous crime not only for the victims but for the extended family, neighborhood and community."
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