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Acupuncturist mother is indicted for the strangulation murders of her two young children at $1.5m New England home while she was going through nasty divorce

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Richter, E. (2026, October 21). Acupuncturist mother is indicted for the strangulation murders of her two young children at $1.5m New England home while she was going through nasty divorce. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16226935/janette-macausland-mother-indicted-murder-children-massachusetts-home-acupunturist.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Janette MacAusland, a 49-year-old acupuncturist from Wellesley, Massachusetts, has been indicted on two counts of first-degree murder for strangling her seven-year-old son Kai and six-year-old daughter Ella in April. The murders occurred at the family's $1.5 million home during a contentious divorce between MacAusland and the children’s father, Samuel MacAusland. After the killings, she fled to Vermont where she was arrested on April 24 after confessing to her crime. If convicted, MacAusland faces life in prison without parole; her case will now proceed to Norfolk County Superior Court.

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Janette MacAusland, a 49-year-old acupuncturist from Wellesley, Massachusetts, was indicted on October 21 for the strangulation murders of her two children, Kai (7) and Ella (6). The killings occurred at their family's $1.5 million home in April when MacAusland was in the midst of a contentious divorce with her husband, Samuel MacAusland, over custody issues. After strangling her children, she fled to her aunt’s home in Vermont where she was arrested on April 24. According to court documents obtained by The Daily Mail, MacAusland told her family member that she had murdered the children and showed visible signs of injury herself. If convicted of first-degree murder, MacAusland faces life imprisonment without parole; her case will now be heard in Norfolk County Superior Court.

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Janette MacAusland, 49, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder on Monday by a grand jury after she killed her son Kai, seven, and six-year-old daughter Ella inside the family's $1.5 million Wellesley home in April.

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🔮 She faces life in prison withoug parole if convicted of first-degree murder and her case will now be moved to Norfolk County Superior Court.

2026-10-21 · Daily Mail

Acupuncturist mother is indicted for the strangulation murders of her two young children at $1.5m New England home while she was going through nasty divorce · mixed framing

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A Massachusetts acupuncturist has been indicted for the strangulation murders of her two young children. asserted

acupuncturist → indict → children

she → charge → April

MacAusland strangled the brother and sister before fleeing to her aunt's home in Vermont, where she was arrested on April 24. asserted

she → strangle → April

At the time, she and the children's father, Samuel MacAusland, were in the middle of a bitter divorce, feuding over custody of the children and control of the three-bedroom New England home, according to court documents previously obtained by the Daily Mail. uncertain

she → feud → Mail

She arrived at her aunt's home distraught and with a visible neck injury and told her family member that she had killed the children, police said. asserted

police → arrive → children

MacAusland is believed to have killed her kids 'on or about' April 22, the indictments stated, according to The Boston Globe. uncertain

indictments → believe → Globe

She faces life in prison withoug parole if convicted of first-degree murder and her case will now be moved to Norfolk County Superior Court. asserted

case → face → Court

The mother remains held without bail inside the Western Massachusetts Regional Women's Correctional Center. asserted

mother → hold → Center

Her arraignment has not yet been scheduled. asserted

arraignment → schedule → ?

Janette MacAusland, 49, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder on Monday by a grand jury She allegedly strangled Kai and Ella (pictured) to death on April 24 before fleeing to her aunt's home in Vermont, where she was arrested The update in her case comes just a little more than a month after she appeared in court, shaking and sobbing. Her lawyer, Joseph Krowski Jr, asked that she be released on a $25,000 bail, 24/7 GPS surveillance, home confinement and a probation period, but a judge denied his request. uncertain

judge → charge → request

He also argued that MacAusland 'should not be deprived of her liberty while they get their act together,' in reference to the medical examiner as the cause of her children's death remained unclear. uncertain

cause → argue → death

Court records and police affidavits stated that MacAusland strangled the two of them to death, but the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has not released their officials cause of death as of September 10. asserted

Office → state → September

The Daily Mail contacted the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and Krowski Jr. for comment. asserted

Mail → contact → comment