It goes against our human nature to hurt our children : Forensic psychologist says look at Tempe mom s mental health history
The 40-year-old mother is charged with two counts of first-degree murder after police say she murdered her two children with a meat cleaver. Author: Josh Sanders (KPNX) Updated: 6:48 PM MST May 18, 2021
PHOENIX Forensic Psychologist Dr. David McIntyre has worked for decades in the area of mental health and trauma.
For him, murder investigations like the deaths of 9-year-old Mia Inoue and her 7-year-old brother Kai are particularly challenging. It goes against our human nature to hurt our children, said Dr. McIntyre. The observers and the people who survived are struggling and people need to pay attention to their self-care.
An Arizona woman accused of killing her two children with a meat cleaver became the subject of a child services investigation two months ago and at one point had been taken to a psychiatric hospital, child welfare officials said Tuesday.
Yui Inoue is accused of killing her two young children with a meat cleaver.
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The Arizona Department of Child Safety said in a statement released today that officials were alerted in early March to a case of neglect involving the suspect, Yui Inoue. The 40 year old mother and her 7 year old son had gone missing from the family’s home in Tempe. Police found them behind a convenience store. Inoue was transported to a psychiatric hospital for evaluation. Child Services did not provide details on her release.
Mom accused of killing her 2 kids had been under investigation
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PHOENIX (AP) An Arizona woman accused of killing her two children with a meat cleaver became the subject of a child services investigation two months ago and at one point had been taken to a psychiatric hospital, child welfare officials said Tuesday.
The Arizona Department of Child Safety said in a statement that the agency was alerted on March 2 about a case of neglect in suburban Phoenix involving Yui Inoue, 40, after she and her 7-year-old son Kai went missing from the family’s apartment in Tempe.
Police found them behind a convenience store. Inoue was taken to a psychiatric hospital and the boy was returned to his father. Officials did not say how long she was hospitalized or provide details on her release.
REVEALED: Arizona mom, 40, charged with killing daughter, 9, and son, 7, with a meat cleaver had previously been admitted to psych ward after she was suspected of abusing her youngest
Yui Inoue, 40, is accused of killing her kids with a meat clever in their Tempe, Arizona apartment on Saturday
In March, she and her son went missing, and the Arizona Department of Child Safety opened a child neglect investigation
Inoue was admitted to a psychiatric hospital after police found them behind a convenience store
Before her children were found dead, she told a police officer that she was hearing voices telling her to kill her kids