Georgia Girl, 9, Reveals What Mother Said to Her Before Deadly Attack

Georgia Girl, 9, Reveals What Mother Said to Her Before Deadly Attack
Caution tape around a home in Loganville, Georgia where four children and their father were found dead on July 6, 2016. Courtesy of Gwinnett County Police
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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The daughter of a woman who is accused of killing her four children and husband in suburban Atlanta revealed what her mother said.

Diana Romero, 9, who was also stabbed by her mother but survived, said that her mother, Isabel Martinez, told her she loved her. Martinez told the girl she “going to the sky to see Jesus” before the attack earlier this month, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Thursday, July 20.

The girl’s statement was noted in a report from the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services. The document stated that the girl told her mother that she didn’t want to go up in the sky.

Isabel Martinez, 33, is accused of murdering five members of her family in Georgia. (Gwinnett County Police)
Isabel Martinez, 33, is accused of murdering five members of her family in Georgia. Gwinnett County Police
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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