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Jul 2, 2001

Mom tries to poison 2 kids, then herself

Over the weekend a mother of five attempted to kill two of her children and then take her own life. Police report that on Saturday morning, twenty-four year old Kathleen Banner, a resident of Teakettle Village in Cayo, fed an unidentified poisonous liquid to her two year old son, Isaac Wallace, and four month old daughter Alexandrina, after which she herself drank the lethal brew. Luckily for all concerned, the murder/suicide attempt was unsuccessful and they were rushed to Belmopan Hospital. According to hospital officials all three poison victims are in a serious but stable condition. Police are investigating to find out what drove Banner over the edge.


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