Mother Charged in death of her Four Children

A Washington D.C. mother, Banita Jacks, has been charged with three counts of felony murder and one count of first degree murder while armed after the decomposing bodies of her four children were found in her home.

The victims are thought to be her daughters whose ages range from 5 to 17 years old. U.S. marshals discovered the bodies when they were trying to serve Ms. Jacks with an eviction notice from her apartment in southeast D.C.

The victims were identified by the defendant as being Brittany Jacks, 17; Tatianna Jacks, 11; N'kiah Fogle, 6; and Aja Fogle, 5.

Court documents show that Banita Jacks said that her children died in their sleep during a seven to ten day period after being possessed by demons.

Preliminary findings are that Brittany was stabbed to death and that Aja died from blunt-force impact to the back of her head and possible ligature strangulation.

Both Tatianna and N'kiah also had "apparent ligature evidence" on their necks that was "somewhat more defined than that noted on Aja Fogle's neck," court documents said.

However, the documents said, further tests are needed to confirm the causes of the deaths.

All four children were wearing white T-shirts and were discovered in unfurnished bedrooms -- three in one and a fourth in another, the documents said.

"What appeared to be a metal steak knife" was found next to the fourth. Also, the fourth body was found in a bedroom with hardwood floors, and a T-shirt with duct tape was found at the bottom of the bedroom door, filling the gap between the floor and the bottom of the door when it was closed. (Source)

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