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The Arizona Department of Child Safety on Tuesday said it had a case open on Yui Inoue prior to her being charged with murder in the death of her two children.
On March 2, the department opened an investigation on Inoue after receiving a report of neglect of Kai Inoue, 7, claiming that Yui Inoue took Kai somewhere unknown, according to a department statement.
Police located Yui and Kai Inoue behind a convenience store, after which Kai was taken to his father and Yui Inoue was taken to a psychiatric hospital, the statement said.
The department said that while an investigator did not find visible signs of neglect or abuse, the investigation into the family was still open up until the death of both Kai Inoue and his 9-year-old sister, Mia Inoue.
FILE - This Saturday, May 15, 2021, booking photo released by Tempe Police Department shows Yui Inoue. On Tuesday, May 18, 2021, child welfare officials said Inoue, 40, accused of killing her two children with a meat cleaver in Tempe, Ariz, became the subject of a child services investigation two months earlier and at one point had been taken to a psychiatric hospital. (Tempe Police Department via AP,File) Tuesday, May 18, 2021 6:18 PM EST By TERRY TANG, AP
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.
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.
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.
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