Cops: Wash. St. woman tried to kill her 3 young daughters

OLYMPIA, Wash. - A Washington State woman is accused of slashing her three young daughters' necks in an attempt to kill them.

According to CBS affiliate KIRO, 29-year-old Christina Booth, of Olympia, called 911 at around 1:18 Sunday morning.

"The information that came into the call receiver was three children that wouldn't stop crying and had some injuries to their neck," said Olympia Police Lt. Jim Costa.

When authorities arrived at Booth's home, they reportedly found Booth upstairs with a two-year-old and a set of six-month-old twins. All of the children had life-threatening neck injuries, according to the station. The children were rushed to the hospital where they underwent surgery.

Police interviewed Booth and her husband, Thomas, 32, who was also home at the time, authorities say. Christina Booth was subsequently arrested and charged with three counts of attempted murder.

KIRO reports Thomas Booth, an active Joint Base Lewis-McChord solider, has not been implicated in the crime.

A friend of the Booth family told the station the children are slowly recovering from their injuries. They are now in the custody of Child Protective Services.