A 44-year-old mother from Florida allegedly killed her two children before taking her own life on the night of 26 February in an incident that left the Florida community stunned. Authorities are now investigating the case as a murder-suicide.
The Manatee County Sheriff's Office said in a news release that deputies received a welfare check request for a home in the 8200 block of Pavia Way in Lakewood Ranch, Bradenton, Florida, on 26 February 2026. The request had been made by the homeowner, who was in South America during the incident, when he couldn't reach his family, per People.
