Jason Karels: US man pleads responsible to killing his three youngsters

A person who left a observe to his estranged spouse stating “if I can’t have them, neither can you”, has admitted killing their three youngsters.

Jason Karels pleaded “guilty but mentally ill” on Friday to 3 counts of first-degree homicide.

The 36-year-old can be jailed for all times with out parole, Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart mentioned.

Karels admitted to killing 5 year-old Bryant Karels, Cassidy Karels, who was three, and Gideon Karels, aged two, by drowning them, in June final yr.

When police arrived on the household house to test on the kids’s welfare, they discovered the observe for addressed to his spouse, Debbie Karels, prosecutors mentioned.

Karels, of Round Lake Beach, Illinois, was arrested after crashing his automobile right into a bridge on Interstate 80, within the city of Joliet, 73 miles (118km) away, whereas attempting to flee police.

He was injured within the crash and spent a short while in hospital.

Karels advised first responders he was answerable for his youngsters’s deaths and had tried to take his personal life earlier than fleeing the house, police mentioned.

Officers discovered his blood in the home from his makes an attempt to harm himself.

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Police mentioned on the time of the deaths that the dad and mom shared custody of the kids however didn’t reside collectively.

Mr Rinehart mentioned in a press release: “This case has devastated the Round Lake Beach community and beyond. We hope that today’s resolution provides some measure of closure, and we will continue to provide support to the family.”

Several family members had been current in courtroom for the listening to. An on-line fundraising marketing campaign raised greater than $107,000 (£84,000) for Ms Karels.

Karels can be sentenced in February.