Mom, 22, who admitted to killing her three kids under the age of 4 at their Arizona home identified, charged

A YOUNG mother of three has been charged with murder after admitting to killing her three children – all of them under the age of four.

Rachel Henry confessed to harming her three children, “which caused their demise” inside her home in Arizona, police said Tuesday.

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Rachel Henry confessed to killing her three young children – all under the age of four – in Arizona on Monday[/caption]

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The 22-year-old admitted to killing her three children inside her home in Phoenix, police said[/caption]

“We are comfortable in saying now that the mother is responsible for the death of her children,” said Phoenix Police Department Sgt. Mercedes Fortune.

The kids – a seven-month-old girl, a two-year-old girl, and a three-year-old boy – were found in a living room area near the front door of the home at 7:30pm Monday, cops told local CBS affiliate AZ family.

Officers were told the children were “ill” earlier on in the day, Fortune said.

She added that the children showed no obvious signs of trauma.

Authorities said they received an “unknown trouble call” from a relative of the children on Monday night.

When cops arrived at the home in Phoenix, they were allegedly greeted by the 22-year-old mother, the children’s father, and a third relative.

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The youngsters lived inside this home with their parents and two other relatives[/caption]

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The kids – two girls aged seven months and two years old, and a three-year-old boy – were found inside a living room area[/caption]

All three youngsters were found unresponsive, according to police.

Officers performed CPR on the little children but they were pronounced dead by paramedics.

First responders found it difficult to witness the horrific crime scene.

Fire crews who responded allegedly didn’t work for the rest of the night because they were so traumatized by the harrowing incident, Fortune said.

Police were still interviewing the father and another relative who lives at the home, law enforcement officials said.

The kids resided with their parents and two other adults, according to Fortune.

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Police remained at the house Monday night to interview the father and another relative[/caption]

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Paramedics tried to revive the youngsters, but all were pronounced dead at the scene[/caption]

Detectives haven’t determined exactly what happened in the final moments leading up to the children’s tragic deaths.

The Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s Office will determine how they died.

They’re now trying to figure out what prompted Henry to commit such a senseless act.

Henry, who recently moved to Arizona from Oklahoma, was arrested Tuesday and charged with first-degree murder.

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