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Georgia woman won't face death penalty for fatal attack on family

Posted at 1:47 AM, Apr 17, 2018
and last updated 2018-04-16 21:50:48-04

ATLANTA (WTXL) - A Georgia prosecutor will not seek the death penalty for a woman charged with killing her husband and four of her children.

Isabel Martinez, 34, appeared in court Monday in Gwinnett County, near Atlanta, and pleaded "not guilty" to all charges.

She is charged with five counts of murder, one count of aggravated assault and one count of third-degree cruelty to children.

Friends tell media outlets that Martinez had been depressed before the killings and had outbursts of anger and sadness.

The prosecutor won't seek the death penalty because of because of Martinez's mental state.