Massachusetts murder suspect found bleeding and distraught in Bennington, VT

BENNINGTON, NY (WNYT) – 49-year-old Janette MacAusland was arrested Friday in Bennington, VT; she is accused of killing her two children in Wellesley, MA.

Bennington Police said they got a call around 9:15 Friday night to conduct a welfare check about a woman that had arrived at a family home in Bennington appearing highly distraught. That woman was Janette MacAusland.

It was also reported to police that MacAusland had a visible neck injury and was actively bleeding.

Benington Police said as officers tried to talk to the woman she became increasingly concerned about the welfare of her children.

Bennington Police then requested that Wellesley Police perform a welfare check on the children at the home in Wellesley, MA.

Around 9:50 p.m. Friday night, Wellesley Police called Benington Police and told them that MacAusland’s two children were found dead inside her home.

Woman accused of killing two children arrested in Bennington

Bennington Police then took MacAusland into custody as a fugitive from justice. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts charged Janette MacAusland with two counts of murder for the death of her children.

MacAusland is now being held at the Marble Valley Correctional Facility without bail, where she awaits to be transferred to Massachusetts to answer to the murder charges.

MacAusland is scheduled to be arraigned Monday in Rutland Superior Court.