
A mother accused of slashing her children's throats and setting fire to the family's apartment had removed the unit's inside doorknob, sealed vents, covered sprinklers and disabled the smoke alarm, prosecutors said Monday at the woman's arraignment.

Tanicia Goodwin appeared in Salem District Court today where she was charged with attempted murder for allegedly slashing the throats of her two children, who were critically injured.
The 25-year-old Goodwin didn't enter a plea.
She held her head low and didn't speak in court other than to answer in the affirmative when the judge asked if she needed a court-appointed lawyer.
Comment: Four children are now confirmed dead, including the school principal's daughter.
According to Le Monde, the names of the two soldiers shot dead in Montauban on Thursday are Mohamed Legouad and Abel Chenoulf, and the name of the soldier shot dead in Toulouse eight days ago is Imad Ibn-Ziaten.