Massachusetts woman accused of killing children appears virtually in Vermont court

BENNINGTON, Vt. (WRGB) — A Massachusetts woman accused of killing her two children appeared in court virtually in Vermont on Monday.

Janette MacAusland joined the court hearing from Marble Valley Correctional Facility in Rutland and waived her extradition rights, signing a waiver to be transported back to Massachusetts.

The case began Friday night, when Bennington police were reportedly called for a welfare check on MacAusland. Police say she arrived at a family home distraught and with a neck injury.

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While speaking with police, officers reportedly became increasingly concerned for her children in Wellesley, Massachusetts — a boy and a girl, ages 7 and 6.

Authorities there conducted a welfare check and found the children dead.

MacAusland was arrested and charged with murder.

The Boston Globe reports MacAusland was going through a contentious divorce and seeking custody of both children.

A check-in will be required in two weeks to ensure she is picked up. In the meantime, she remains in jail without bail.

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