A Latina mom from California who was arrested by the law enforcement authorities admitted that she killed her children in their Reseda Apartment. However, the suspect claimed that she did that to save her children from the abuse that they might face.

Identified by Authorities as Lilliana Carillo, a Latina from California was taken by the authorities after her young children were found by their grandmother in a Reseda Apartment after coming home from work. The bodies of the children discovered in the tragic incident were three years old, two years old, and six months old.

California Latina Mom's Claims of Abuse

In an interview with KGET, Carillo pointed out that she only did the crime to protect her children from further abuse. Carillo also noted that she loved her kids and promised to protect them.

Carillo also claimed that the children's father, Erik Denton, was a part of a sex trafficking ring, Fox News reported. Carillo shared her belief that the father of her children was abusing the kids and that they were in danger of trafficking.

"I'm hoping to get someone who specializes in human trafficking to representing me because that's exactly what's going on," said Carillo. The Latina mom emphasized that there is something in Porterville that needs to be investigated. Carillo furthered that Denton moved her and the children in Porterville from Los Angeles, where the human trafficking activities have occurred.

Meanwhile, the court documents indicated that Denton and Carillo are in a tense child custody dispute, USA Today reported. Denton sought the help of the authorities and asked for a visitation order from the family court in Porterville, California.

Carillo intercepted and sought a temporary domestic violence restraining order against Denton in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

Authorities did not release further details about the claims of Carillo on Denton being involved in the sex trafficking ring.

California Latina Mom Admits Killing her Children

Carillo admitted in the interview that she killed the children by drowning them.

"I did it as softly, I don't know how to explain it," said the Latina mom. Carillo added that she hugged, kissed, and apologized to her children the whole time emphasizing that she loved her children.

Moreover, Carillo also noted that she was sober during the time of the killings, despite alleging a history of postpartum depression and Marijuana use.

"I wish my kids were alive, yes," said the Latina Mom adding that she wished she did not have to kill her children. However, Carillo emphasized that she prefers killing her children to letting them being abused and tortured for the rest of their life.

Meanwhile, Denton wrote in the custody documents that he was is concerned with Carillo noting that the Latina mom would get the "help she needs to recover from this mental break" and becoming more stable. "I want her interaction with the children to be safe and healthy," said Denton in the custody documents.

The Latina mom from California who admitted to killing her children was arrested by the authorities before taking her own life. Carillo is not yet formally charged with the death of her three kids.

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