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      2 young children, mother slain inside Sacramento-area home; father says he found their bodies

      SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A mother and her two toddlers were found violently slain inside their home in suburban Sacramento Tuesday afternoon, sending police scrambling for leads in the residential neighbourhood. A 6 month-old infant was later found crying inside a crib in the back of the house, authorities said.

      A Sacramento County Sheriff's office spokesman said the children's father found the horrific scene around 3:30 p.m. when he came back to his home in Rancho Cordova, which is about 15 miles east of the state capital.

      Spokesman Deputy Jason Ramos said both the children, a 2 year-old boy and 3 year-old girl, and their mother, who was in her 20s, suffered "a lot of trauma."

      The father, who was married to the slain mother, ran to the home of a neighbour, who called the police. Ramos said officers found the "extremely distraught" man sitting in front of the house when they arrived. The family is of eastern European descent.

      Ramos said officers were not yet revealing the method of death, but did remark on the extreme brutality of the crime.

      "This is somebody who confronted a family inside their homes and took their lives very violently," he said. "It's shocking, even to veteran law enforcement"

      Officers detained both the father and the neighbour for questioning, though they have not been identified either suspects, and are canvassing the neighbourhood for leads.

      By early evening, police and television reporters had poured into the block of ranch-style houses around the corner from an elementary school.

      Several television reporters said that the officers exiting the home were visibly shaken.

      Ramos said officers "rarely see" a crime of this magnitude.

      "We're looking into everything; we have a mom and two kids dead," he said.

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      24 comments

      • T H  •  2 days 15 hrs ago
        I pray that they find who did this soon.
      • Elizabeth  •  2 days 21 hrs ago
        OMG! Another one?! I just finished reading about a 13 year-old who was strangled and put into a recycling bin out on the east coast.What in the world is happening here? AND WHY!
        • wauwau 2 days 11 hrs ago
          I HOPE THEY WILL FIND .THESE MONSTERS.
      • Smuch  •  2 days 16 hrs ago
        May God's love find these innocent people and take away their pain, for life is not the end.
      • Susan  •  2 days 19 hrs ago
        Oh my, that is so sad....
      • Christine  •  2 days 21 hrs ago
        Oh MY! Someone is going straight to HeII!
      • jamesj  •  2 days 20 hrs ago
        I only hope this woman and her two daughters get justice,as for the baby I hope she will be taken care of and grows up with no memories of this nightmare.RIP
      • Bill  •  2 days 16 hrs ago
        DRUGS!
      • DA VUONG  •  2 days 18 hrs ago
        one question is on my mind, is he and the family muslin
      • fortherecord  •  2 days 19 hrs ago
        God of Justice, find the guilty and bring justice swiftly! Amen.
      • V  •  2 days 18 hrs ago
        Very sad story.
        Another woman a while ago was able to defend herself and her baby in a similar case.
        And recently a 6-grader girl did the same.
        But each of them had some firearm (shotgun in one case, handgun in another).
        • Ernesto 2 days 15 hrs ago
          My door is locked for your protection, not mine. Responsible gun ownership prevents crime.
      • robert d  •  2 days 19 hrs ago
        Somebody needs to be found and fast! Then they need to receive the death penalty and die as their victims did!
      • Jessepal  •  2 days 15 hrs ago
        Honor killing? Just sayn'! When it makes no sense-it makes no sense!
      • VICTOR  •  2 days 15 hrs ago
        As always, another crazy cracka killing innocent people.
      • Cols  •  2 days 20 hrs ago
        Eastern Europe? Hmmm......maybe something their
      • jim s  •  2 days 15 hrs ago
        California, full of FRUITS&NUTS; No problem, when they find who did it some #$%$ judge will just let them go..
      • Barry  •  2 days 20 hrs ago
        He must owe a ton of money to the Russian mob..
      • Heywood Jablowme  •  2 days 20 hrs ago
        "Neighbourhood"? "Neighbour"? Really, Associated Press? We're in America, not the UK. Learn how to spell.
        • Troll Swagger 2 days 6 hrs ago
          No, it makes you a heartless cold blooded bioytch.
      • S  •  2 days 14 hrs ago
        This is Russian or Ukranian mafia. They have big presence in East Sacramento area and the brutality was a message.
      • Stephen  •  2 days 14 hrs ago
        such violence - and on little kids.....no excuse....too many sickos out there
      • Adam  •  2 days 17 hrs ago
        Holy crap! This realy sucks. I use to love reading the news.
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