Police: Mother kills two kids, and attempts to kill 2 others, during an exorcism attempt

[davidn3600]

(CNN) -- A Maryland mother stabbed two of her children to death and wounded two others while attempting an exorcism, authorities said.

Zakieya L. Avery, 28, was charged Saturday with two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted first-degree murder, Montgomery County Police said in a statement.

A second woman, who was briefly hospitalized after the incident, was also charged in the two deaths. Police believe she is not related to the family, but lived at the same residence in Germantown.

Norell Harris, 1, and his sister, Zyana Harris, 2, suffered fatal stab wounds while their siblings, ages 5 and 8, were hospitalized with injuries, authorities said.

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/01/19/justice/maryland-exorcism-deaths/

[freethought]

1. What do you say about something like this?

I can only think of one thing. If that mother truly believed in demons or the devil,. then the jury should send them to meet them real soon.

Many years ago, there was a crime, I believe in Lewiston, Maine or some other Maine town where a mentally unstable couple put a toddler in an oven and turned it on to exorcise "demons" out the child. The story made news all over New England for its senselessness and gruesomeness. In later years I actually met a retired police officer who was close to the case. The only thing he would say about it was that the crime was so extreme that a number of officers couldn't deal with the stress of the crime and it would later cost them their police careers. Unreal!