Services announced, to be live streamed, concerning Massachusetts 6- and 7-year-olds allegedly murdered by their mother

Services have been announced for two Massachusetts children allegedly killed by their mother.

7-year-old Kai Prescott MacAusland and 6-year-old Ella Brayton MacAusland of Wellesley, passed away on April 24.

According to an obituary, “Kai was in second grade and Ella was in kindergarten, both at Schofield Elementary School.”

A Funeral service will be held at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 79 Denton Rd, Wellesley on Saturday, May 16, at 2:00 p.m. Relatives and friends are kindly invited. A private burial will take place immediately after the service.

Funeral services will be live streamed at www.StAndrewsWellesley.org

In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made in Kai and Ella’s memory to The Schofield PTO, 27 Cedar St. Wellesley, MA 02481 or http://donate.schofieldpto.org

According to police, at approximately 9:15 p.m., the Bennington Vermont Police Department was contacted and requested to conduct a welfare check after Janette R. MacAusland arrived at a family residence in Bennington appearing highly distraught. It was reported that she had a visible neck injury and was bleeding.

Upon making contact, the woman was identified as MacAusland. Officers attempted to engage her in conversation and, during the interaction, became increasingly concerned for the welfare of her children. As a result, officers requested that the Wellesley Police Department respond to MacAusland’s residence in Wellesley, Massachusetts, to conduct a check on the children.

At approximately 9:50 p.m., the Wellesley Police Department notified the Bennington Police Department that two children were found deceased inside the MacAusland residence. The Bennington Police Department subsequently began further assisting Massachusetts law enforcement authorities in their investigation into the deaths.

Based on information obtained during the investigation, MacAusland was taken into custody by the Bennington Police Department as a Fugitive from Justice. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts issued a Criminal Complaint Warrant charging MacAusland with two counts of Murder under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 265, Section 1.

MacAusland was extradited and arraigned last week in Massachusetts and was held without bail.

Boston 25 News is reporting that in an affidavit, MacAusland told her aunt that she had tried to kill herself. When asked where her children were, MacAusland allegedly replied, “I killed them.” She allegedly told police that she strangled her children and then tried to kill herself.

NBC Boston has revealed that MacAusland’s husband filed for divorce in October and sought custody of the children and their home. MacAusland later filed a counter claim.