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The Hispanic mother accused of killing her 3 children at her home in West Hills exhibited strange behavior the night she allegedly committed the crimes.
Angela Flores, from 38 years old, was arrested after her 3 children were found dead in a house on the block 8303 of Victory Boulevard at approximately 7 : 38 am this Sunday, reported the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD).
GROSSOME DEVELOPMENT: Angela Flores, the mom accused of killing her three young children in West Hills, believed they were possessed by demons, a source says. According to authorities, she admitted to killing them with the help of her 16 -year-old son. https://t.co/fgjRX4iyET pic.twitter.com/TJ4Qo4xJkM— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) May 11, 2022
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Flores was expected to be processed this Wednesday, but the hearing was postponed until on 10 August.
The authorities announced this Tuesday the identity of the 3 dead children: Natalie Flores, of 12 years; Kevin Yanez, aged 10 years old; and Nathan Yanez, 8 years old.
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The circumstances that surround the death of the 3 little ones leave more questions than answers because there is no more information to know details about this triple crime. However, unconfirmed testimonies from people close to the Hispanic woman link the deaths to alleged religious rituals.
Information provided by neighbors, interviews given by relatives of Ángela Flores and testimonies of an ex-partner of the mother published by the LA Times suggest that the triple homicide could be linked to religious rituals, something totally opposite to the lifestyle that the woman had before the tragedy.
Neighbors noticed strange behavior
On the night of Saturday, May 7, residents of West Hills said that Flores behaved strangely at his home.
They mentioned that they heard Angela say that she had killed her children. The mother had a Bible in her hand and a candle that she had lit in the patio of a nearby house before continuing on her way and delirious down the street.
At one point, Flores tried to enter the home of a neighbor, Blanca Hernández, and it was she who contacted the police.
Hernandez said that the mother of the family wanted to enter by force. When the paramedics arrived, the Hispanic woman resisted being grabbed by the rescuers, so the intervention of several elements was necessary to transfer her to an ambulance.
When she was in the ambulance, the Hispanic woman tried to get up and just screamed asking where her Bible was. She was sent to a hospital for psychological evaluation about 7 hours before the police found the body of her 3 children.
The Los Angeles Police Department said that Flores admitted that he had killed his 3 children, crimes he committed with the help of a teenager of 16 years old, who is also believed to be the son of the Hispanic woman, a relationship that has not been confirmed by the authorities.
Flores is in the custody of the authorities in the Van Nuys prison with a bail of $6 million dollars
The young man of 16 years , whose identity has not yet been released, is being held at Sylmar Juvenile Hall on one count of manslaughter without bail.
Apparently, Flores has four other children who are from different fathers and who do not live with her.
According to the LA Times, Flores’s ex-husband, Jacob Corona, said the woman looked for him on Tuesday, May 3, communication that seemed strange to him since, despite having a child in common, they had not spoken frequently since they separated in 2007.
“When she called me , I had my doubts,” Corona said. He mentioned that Flores spoke to him about God and death, subjects that seemed really strange to him, because religion was not something that was part of the life that he knew of women .
Flores was formally charged with the crime of her 3 children by the Los Angeles District Attorney.
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