DEDHAM, Mass. (Court TV) — A woman charged with murder in the deaths of her two young children cried as she stood for her arraignment on Wednesday.
Janette MacAusland cries during her arraignment on May 6, 2026. (Court TV)
Janette MacAusland, 49, entered a plea of not guilty to two counts of murder in the deaths of her children, Ella MacAusland, 6, and Kai MacAusland, 7. Janette MacAusland was arrested in Bennington, Vermont, last month; this was her first appearance in a Massachusetts courtroom.
Janette MacAusland did not speak during the brief hearing, but was seen clasping her hands tightly in front of her and occasionally bursting into tears…