Horrifying case of mum who killed FIVE of her kids by drugging and smothering them after seeing ex with new girlfriend

A MUM killed five of her kids by drugging and smothering them after seeing her ex-husband with a new girlfriend.

Christiane K, 28, has been jailed for life for the "malicious murder" of her children in Solingen, Germany in September last year.



The 28-year-old, gave a cocktail of three drugs to Luca, eight, and Timo, six, Sophie, three, Leonie two, and Melina who was just one.

Prosecutors alleged that the mother who has only been identified by her first name according to the German privacy law, mixed medication into the children's breakfast drinks to make them sleepy.

She then took the children into the bathroom one-by-one and drowned or smothered them in the bathtub, prosecutors claimed.

The bodies of the five children were found lying on their beds, each wrapped in a towel.

The only survivor was her 11-year-old son Marcel was at school at the time.

He told the court his mum later asked him to jump in front of a train with her but he refused.

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She then took him on a train journey before she got off at Dusseldorf and threw herself on the tracks.

The 11-year-old was left on the train and continued to Mönchengladbach where his grandmother lived.

The suicidal mum survived and was arrested at the scene.

Judges at the court in  Wuppertal in western Germany said she would not be eligible for parole for 15 years.

'SHOCKING'

Prosecutors said Christiane K. acted out of anger after seeing a photo of her estranged third, husband, who was the father of four of the six children, with a new girlfriend.

She told him in an online chat he would never see his children again, according to prosecutors.

The German woman previously claimed the children were murdered by a masked intruder, which the prosecution says there is no evidence of and judges dismissed the defense's request for an acquittal.

The family was known to social services but local authorities said there had been no sign the children were ever in danger.

Solingen’s chief of police, Markus Röhrl, told news agency DPA at the time that the incident was “shocking” and that “nothing like this has ever happened to us in the Bergisch region.”

Local Mayor Tim Kurzbach posted on Facebook at the time: “I am shocked and deeply affected by the news that five dead children have been found in our city. 

“I mourn these five lives. And my sympathy goes to all people who are close to the children and the family.

“Today is a day on which we in Solingen are very sad because an act took place that struck us deeply.”

The man, Christiane's third husband, is the father of four of the six children.




How you can get help

Women’s Aid has this advice for victims and their families:

  • Always keep your phone nearby.
  • Get in touch with charities for help, including the Women’s Aid live chat helpline and services such as SupportLine.
  • If you are in danger, call 999.
  • Familiarise yourself with the Silent Solution, where you call 999 and press ‘55’ if you can’t safely speak.
  • Always keep some money or a bank card on you, including change in case you need a pay phone or bus fare.
  • If you suspect your partner is about to attack you, try to move towards an exit if you are inside the house and get your phone in case you need to call for help.
  • Avoid the kitchen and garage, where there are likely to be knives or other potential weapons. Avoid rooms where you might become trapped, such as the bathroom.

Women’s Aid provides a live chat service – available every day from 10am-6pm or email [email protected]

SupportLine is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 6pm to 8pm on 01708 765200. The charity’s email support ­service is open weekdays and weekends during the crisis – [email protected].

You can also call the freephone 24-hour ­National Domestic Abuse Helpline on 0808 2000 247.

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