LOS ANGELES—A judge ruled Oct. 17 that a woman who admitted drowning her three young children in a Reseda apartment was insane at the time of the crime about 3 1/2 years ago.
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Richard S. Kemalyan based his ruling in the case of Liliana Carrillo on reports from three doctors.
Carrillo, now 33, had been awaiting trial in connection with the April 10, 2021, killings of her 5-month-old daughter Sierra, 2-year-old son Terry, and 3-year-old daughter Joanna.
The judge’s ruling came after Carrillo withdrew her not guilty plea and waived her right to a jury trial on her plea of not guilty by reason of insanity….