Matteo (5), Anna (8) and Alexa (3) are the names of the three little ones who were allegedly killed at the hands of their mother Patricia Ortiz (31) in the United States, in a case that is being investigated by the local police.
The raw crime, which was shared by the magazine People, was revealed on Wednesday in LeGrand, in Merced County, California, as reported by the Sheriff’s Office of that county.
The cause of death of the little ones has not been officially communicated. The mother, however, ended up being transferred to a care facility with injuries that would have been self-inflicted to take her own life. Later, she was taken to a prison compound on murder charges.
“LeGrand is a very small community, I want to call it family. I’m from this area and from a small town with a population of 16,000 people, you know this is something that’s going to be very, very difficult for the community. Everybody knows everybody here,” he told the media. Daryl Allen, from the Sheriff’s office.
The portal ABC30 recorded that it would have been the woman’s husband who would have found the crime scene.
They also added that Patricia would be talking to the detectives who are handling the case and that “she has been cooperative” to clarify the circumstances in which the events occurred.
Close to the family they raised a campaign in GoFundMe to raise money and cover the funeral expenses of the three minors who, until the end of this article, had already exceeded the goal with more than 40 thousand dollars.
“There is no way to express the pain of losing these three beautiful creatures. Anna, Matteo and Alexa were happy and full of life children, loved by all who knew them. There are no words to express the pain and sadness in the hearts of those who love them,” they wrote.
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