A MOM has been arrested after three young kids died and several others were injured in a house fire.
Darlene Brister, 40, had tried to stab them while the house was ablaze, cops say.
Seven children were inside the house when the fire started, police said[/caption]
Cops have arrested Darlene Brister, the mom of the children[/caption]
Three kids tragically died in the house fire[/caption]
A neighbour alerted the cops by calling 911 just before 9.30pm Friday after a domestic disturbance and noticing smoke and flames billowing out of the windows of a home located on Woodwind Drive, in Paulding County, Georgia.
Police said seven children were inside the home when the fire started.
The authorities said it was initially reported that a female who was inside the home was attempting to stab the occupants and that at the time of the call, the home was on fire and the occupants were inside.
When firefighters arrived at the home, they discovered two young kids who were unresponsive.
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Police said an infant and another child in the age range of 3-5 years old were found with burns at the top of the stairs inside the home.
A third child, between 5-6 years old was flown to Grady Hospital, with 75 per cent burns, according to police.
A fourth child in the age range 7-8 years old, was taken to Wellstar Cobb Hospital.
Police also said three other kids between 14 and 16 years old jumped from a second-floor window to escape the blaze.
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One child suffered an ankle injury and the other two were not injured.
Sheriff deputies arrested Brister, the mom of the children, after finding her in the backyard of the home uninjured.
She is being charged with two counts of malice murder but cops said it was likely more charges would follow as the investigation progresses.
The investigation is being carried out by the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office, Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the state fire marshal’s office.
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Brister will make her first appearance before a Paulding County Magistrate Judge at 9am Monday.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division Tip Line at (770) 443-3047 or via the Paulding County Sheriff mobile app.
Two kids are currently in hospital with police saying one of them suffered 75 per cent burns[/caption]
Authorities have launched an investigation into the incident[/caption]
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