Mom accused of stabbing husband, 4 children to death due in court
The morning after a mother was accused of stabbing and killing her husband and four children she is set to make her first court appearance Friday, according to Channel 2 Action News.
Isabela Martinez, 33, was charged Thursday with five counts of malice murder, five counts of murder and six counts of aggravated assault.
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Late Thursday police identified the victims.
The father was Martin Romero, age 33.
The four siblings killed were 2-year-old Axel, 4-year-old Dillan, 7-year-old Dacota and 10-year-old Isabela Martinez
Nine-year-old Diana Romero was also stabbed and flown by helicopter to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.
She is expected to remain hospitalized for another two to three weeks, according to a GoFundMe page set up by a relative of Martin Romero.
Martinez is due in Gwinnett County Superior Court for a preliminary hearing at 8:30 a.m., Channel 2 reported.
She is being held without bond at the Gwinnett County jail.
Read more on the slayings at myajc.com.
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A native Atlantan, Boone joined the AJC staff in 2007. He quickly carved out a niche covering crime stories, assuming the public safety beat in 2014. He's covered some of the biggest trials this decade, from Hemy Neuman to Ross Harris to Chip Olsen, the latter of which was featured on Season 7 of the AJC's award-winning "Breakdown" podcast.
