PHOENIX — Maricopa County prosecutors have filed an "allegation of aggravating circumstances" against Rachel Henry, the mother accused of killing her three children in January.
In court documents filed Tuesday, prosecutors listed multiple aggravating factors saying Henry "committed the offenses in an especially heinous, cruel, or depraved manner."
Other aggravating factors listed by the prosecutors included the fact that the victims were minors, and Henry was alleged to be "on drugs while committing the offenses."
Henry was arrested January 21 after three kids were found unresponsive in their Phoenix home near 24th Street and Southern Avenue.
According to court paperwork, Henry told police that she suffocated the children and put them on the couch to make it look like they were sleeping.
Henry was booked into jail on three charges of first-degree murder.
She pleaded not guilty to the charges on February 4.
Her next court appearance is set for March 24, 2020.
