

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A Polk County mother killed her two children and herself in an apparent murder-suicide, according to deputies.
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd held a news conference and said that “from every indication in our investigation,” Brandy Hutchins killed her 10-year-old son and 19 year-old daughter before taking her own life.
Sheriff Judd said the incident started as a domestic event over child custody between Hutchins and her ex-husband.
Judd said Hutchins’ ex-husband came to Florida from Maine on Thursday to appear in court with Hutchins because she did not “appropriately turn over custody” of their 10-year-old son.