A California couple accused of decapitating their children pleaded not guilty to child abuse and murder charges on Wednesday.
Lancaster, Calif., parents Maurice Jewel Taylor Sr., 35, and Natalie Sumiko Brothwell, 45, were charged in connection with the deaths of their 12-year-old son, Maurice Jr., & 13-year-old daughter, Maliaka.
In December of 2020 Taylor Sr. was taken into custody and hit with two counts of murder involving the deaths.
He also received 2 felony counts of child abuse under circumstances or conditions likely to cause great bodily injury or death involving his 2 other sons, ages 8 & 9 at the time.
Brothwell, who faces the same counts as Taylor Sr., was arrested last September at her home in Tucson, Ariz.
The older children were reportedly stabbed on Nov. 29, 2020 & not found by authorities until 5 days later.
The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office confirmed the children were decapitated.
It also reported per the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office that the younger children were shown the dead bodies of their older siblings and had to stay in their bedrooms with no food for days.
If convicted, Taylor Sr. faces a sentence of 57 years & 4 months to life behind bars. It is still unknown whether Brothwell will have the same sentence.
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