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Three girls, including an eight-month-old baby, were found dead after their mother allegedly called the police to say that she had killed her children.
The 31-year-old woman, said to be from Nepal, told officers she wanted to commit suicide when she called police in Vienna, Austria at 5:20 a.m. local time on Saturday.
The girls were suffocated, according to a preliminary investigation.
Officers went to the family’s apartment in the suburban Donaustadt district, where they arrested the mother, who had self-inflicted injuries, a spokesperson said.
The bodies of three children, ages nine, three and eight months, were found inside the house.
The older girl was taken to the hospital where attempts to revive her were unsuccessful.
Investigations continue while officers determine if the woman is fit for questioning.
The background to the incident is currently unknown, police said.
The initial investigation revealed that the children were suffocated, the Wiener Zeitung newspaper reported.
Police were speaking with relatives of the mother, who is from Nepal, and they were told that the girls’ father is believed to live in Vienna, but that he was separated from their mother, the report added.
In a statement, a police spokesman said: “Today in the early hours of the morning a 31-year-old woman called the police emergency number and claimed that she had just killed her children and now wanted to commit suicide.”
The mother was first discovered when emergency services arrived on the floor. She had non-life-threatening injuries and was immediately detained, according to reports.
The police spokesman added: “During an immediate search of the house, the police found two girls, aged eight months and three years, who were dead.
“A third girl, aged nine, was taken to the hospital, but resuscitation was unsuccessful.
“Right now, the initial criminal investigation is taking place at the crime scene.
“A forensic medical report on the cause of death is still pending.
“A statement from the suspect is not yet available.
“The background to the incident is still unknown.”
Autopsies were to be performed later on Saturday.
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