7 March 2011
Theresa Riggi killed Cecilia and her brothers Luke and Austin at their home
Her eight-year-old twins Austin and Gianluca and their five-year-old sister Cecilia were found dead at their flat in Slateford Road on 4 August 2010.
They were discovered with multiple stab wounds after a suspected gas explosion at the property.
Riggi, who appeared at the High Court in Edinburgh, denied a further charge of recklessly causing the explosion.
The family had moved to the city from Skene in Aberdeenshire following the break-up of her marriage to the children's father, Pasquale Riggi.
In August Mr Riggi, a Shell employee in Aberdeen, said of the tragedy: "It's been shocking. You are paralysed with grief.
"The hardest moment was when I first found out.
"Your life is all about your children. In one instant that's gone."
California-born Riggi appeared in court wearing a pale-coloured suit and walked with a limp as she is still recovering from her injuries after jumping from the flat's balcony.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-12663965
Theresa Riggi killed Cecilia and her brothers Luke and Austin at their home A mother has admitted killing her three young children at their Edinburgh home.
Theresa Riggi, 47, pled guilty to a charge of culpable homicide on the grounds of diminished responsibility. She was originally charged with murder.Her eight-year-old twins Austin and Gianluca and their five-year-old sister Cecilia were found dead at their flat in Slateford Road on 4 August 2010.
They were discovered with multiple stab wounds after a suspected gas explosion at the property.
Riggi, who appeared at the High Court in Edinburgh, denied a further charge of recklessly causing the explosion.
The family had moved to the city from Skene in Aberdeenshire following the break-up of her marriage to the children's father, Pasquale Riggi.
In August Mr Riggi, a Shell employee in Aberdeen, said of the tragedy: "It's been shocking. You are paralysed with grief.
"The hardest moment was when I first found out.
"Your life is all about your children. In one instant that's gone."
California-born Riggi appeared in court wearing a pale-coloured suit and walked with a limp as she is still recovering from her injuries after jumping from the flat's balcony.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-12663965
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