Dad, kids found slain; mother charged

LOGANVILLE, Ga. — Four young children and their father were found slain in a home outside Atlanta early Thursday, and police say the mother — now charged with their deaths — was the one who called 911 to report the killings.

The five were apparently stabbed to death. A fifth child, a girl, survived and was hospitalized with injuries described as serious, police said.

The woman was detained by police after the bodies were found inside the home in Loganville, Gwinnett County police Cpl. Michele Pihera told reporters at the scene. Police later charged 33-year-old Isabel Martinez with five counts of malice murder, five counts of murder and six counts of aggravated assault.

Police have not said whether she was injured and said a motive wasn’t immediately known.

Pihera confirmed that the 911 call came from a woman who was inside the home. Pihera said police believe that the suspect made that call.

The four children killed appear to be under age 10, Pihera said. Their slain father was in his mid-30s, she said.

AP/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/JOHN SPINK Law enforcement personnel gather Thursday at a home in Loganville, Ga., where members of a family were found dead.