Margaret Dale Hawke from Australia 

stabbed, strangled and burned her three children during the fire.

The woman was sentenced to life imprisonment.

This is written by the Mirror publication.

The mother killed her

10-year-old daughter, seven-year-old son, and four-month-old son.

The murder took place in his native house in July last year. 

A 36-year-old woman pleaded guilty to three charges.

During the trial, Hawke said he strangled his daughter with an electrical cord and stabbed her eight times in the chest and heart.

Then she 

strangled and stabbed her seven-year-old son, who was found with three stab wounds to the chest and neck wounds.

And the youngest son, who was only 4 months old, Hawke tried to drown, but could not, so she decided to strangle him.

After that, she went to the beach, where she got rid of the knife.

Then 

she returned to the family home where her dead children lay and set the house on fire and went outside. 

According to the witness, Hawke was very calm as she watched her house burn. 

When eyewitnesses to the fire asked if anyone was inside, the mother replied, "My children are there." 

"I love my children, I did this to my children, why, why?" 

the woman shouted. 

The publication writes that members of the public tried to enter the house and save the children, but it was too dangerous.

The court was told that at the time of the murder, Hawke was using drugs and hearing voices in her head.

So

She was also reported to have been abused as a child, including assaults by parents who used alcohol and drugs.

We will remind, in the Donetsk region, a man killed his friend's parents "on a high".

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