Brockton Mother Stabbed Two Boys To Death in ‘Ritual,’ Prosecutors Say

The 43-year-old woman told police she stabbed to death her 8-year-old son and 5-year-old son this past weekend as part of a "ritual," prosecutors said during the murder arraignment Tuesday in Brockton District Court. She said she killed the second boy after the "ritual" — possibly voodoo, though prosecutors say they're not sure — failed with the first killing.