Washington native Christine Booth was detained and charged with attempted murder after stabbing her three daughters.
Christine Booth called Olympia police in the early morning of 25 January 2015, to report that her daughters were crying incessantly and that they required medical treatment.
Upon arrival, Olympia Police officers found twin girls of 6-month-old on the couch crying excessively and bleeding from their necks. According to court records, one of the officers located a third child upstairs, a 2-year-old girl who was covered in blood and lying in a bed.
Booth was apprehended and taken to police custody, where she confessed to trying to kill the daughters so that her husband, who was downstairs at the time, could sleep quietly.
Who Is Christine Booth Washington?
Christine Booth is the mother of three daughters, all of whom she killed because they were crying hysterically. She faces three counts of attempted murder in the first degree while armed with a dangerous weapon.
According to authorities, she may have been overloaded by the obligations of caring for a 2-year-old daughter and 6-month-old twins.
The children were placed in protective custody after undergoing surgery at a hospital approximately a half-hour drive from Tacoma.
According to court documents, Christine Booth’s husband, Thomas Booth, testified to investigators that his spouse had been severely stressed while raising the children and was taking medication for post-partum depression.
Olympia Mother Christine Booth Charged With Attempted Murder Of Children
Christine Booth is accused of attempting to assassinate three of her children. After authorities claimed she tried to stab the throats of her three little children because they wouldn’t stop sobbing, she was imprisoned on a $3 million bonds.
Booth was sentenced to 14 years and 6 months in jail by Thurston County Superior Court Judge Mary Sue Wilson.
Public Defender Patrick O’Connor requested the court to consider Booth’s background and recognize that crime does not occur in a vacuum.
Christine Booth pleaded guilty to charges of first-degree assault on a kid while armed with a deadly weapon and two counts of second-degree assault in September, instead of going to trial.
Reportedly, Thomas promptly spotted the babies’ bleeding but failed to see the toddler’s injury. Meanwhile, he is not suspected of any wrongdoing.
Christine Booth Age, Family, And Facebook
Regarding Christine Booth’s age, she must be in her late fifties. Her date of birth hasn’t been disclosed yet. Booth was adopted daughter of Karla Petersen and hails from Washington, U.S.
Booth was married to Thomas Booth, a member of the Special Forces. They had three daughters together, but a tragic event ruined their lives forever.
Karla Petersen, Booth’s adoptive mother, said in court that Booth moved in with her when he was four years old. Booth had already been through several traumatic incidents by that time.
According to her mother, she was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder at a young age and first experienced postpartum depression as a teen mother. Booth’s son, who is now 12 years old, was raised by Petersen.
Booth’s husband and adoptive mother both requested that the court consider supervised contact with the girls in prison, but the prosecution refused. There’s no way to know what the long-term psychological ramifications will be for the three daughters and Christine Booth, according to Juris.
Christine Booth’s case is currently trending on Facebook. Even after seven years, the event has piqued the interest of internet users as they want to learn more about it.