Mother charged in deaths of her children, ages 6 and 7, in one of the nation’s safest cities

NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime NewsAcupuncturist charged in deaths of her children, ages 6 and 7, in one of the nation’s safest cities7-year-old Kai and 6-year-old Ella were found dead Friday nightCarsen Holaday in New York Sunday 26 April 2026 20:42 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2965234","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/janette-macausland-wellesley-children-b2965234.html","title":"Mother charged in deaths of her children, ages 6 and 7, in one of safest US cities"}}CloseMissing USF's roommate arrested in towel after standoff with policeThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"US Crime News","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}A suburban Massachusetts mother...