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FILE - In this April 12, 2021, file photo, photos, candles, flowers and balloons are placed as a memorial for three children who were killed at the Royal Villa apartments complex in the Reseda section of Los Angeles. A California woman suspected of killing her three children in the midst of a bitter custody battle said Thursday, April 15 that she drowned them to keep them away from their father, a television station reported. In a jailhouse interview, Liliana Carrillo told KGET-TV that she wanted to &quot;protect&quot; them from abuse, the station reported. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

California woman says she drowned children to protect them

By STEFANIE DAZIO - Associated Press

Liliana Carillo, right, appears with her representative, Deputy Public Defender Brandon Mata, during her arraignment in Kern County Superior Court on Wednesday April 14, 2021, in Bakersfield, Calif. Carillo, suspected of killing her three young children in Los Angeles, has been transferred to the Kern County Jail on suspicion of felony auto theft and carjacking. She is being held with a $2 million bail. The Los Angeles Police Department is leading the investigation into the deaths of the children. (Alex Horvath/The Bakersfield Californian via AP)

Mom suspected in children’s deaths pleads in carjacking case

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