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Massachusetts acupuncturist accused of killing her two young kids during bitter custody dispute

New York Post·Emily Crane·about 1 month ago
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A Massachusetts acupuncturist allegedly murdered her two young kids as she fought to get custody of them during her bitter divorce, cops said. Janette MacAusland, 49, is accused of killing her children — Kai, 7, and Ella, 6 — in their home in Wellesley last Friday night before fleeing the state to a relative’s home in Vermont. The alarmed relative then called cops for a welfare check on the “highly distraught” mom who was bleeding from the neck, authorities said — with a mugshot showing a wound across her throat. Janette MacAusland, 49, is accused of killing her children — 7-year-old Kai and 6-year-old Ella — in their home in Wellesley last Friday night. Cale Darrah “Officers attempted to engage her in conversation and, during the interaction, became increasingly concerned for the welfare of her children,” Bennington Police Chief Paul Doucette said in a statement. It wasn’t immediately clear how the children were killed. Authorities also haven’t confirmed if MacAusland’s neck wound was self-inflicted.…

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