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Murder charge for mother of dead children

The American mother of three children who were found dead in a house in Edinburgh has been charged with their murders.

Theresa Riggi, 46, was formally charged by officers from Lothian and Borders Police in the city’s Royal Infirmary yesterday, where she is recovering from serious injuries sustained in a fall from a second floor balcony of the property in Edinburgh.

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