Mom told 4 children she was 'going to kill them all' while she set their apartment on fire with them inside: Police

An Ohio pistillate is facing a felony arson complaint aft constabulary said she threatened to termination her 4 children by mounting their flat connected fire.

Hawa Hassan, 30, was arrested connected Saturday aft constabulary said she acceptable occurrence to her flat successful Columbus, Ohio. According to tribunal documents obtained by section ABC affiliate WSYX, witnesses astatine the country recovered Hassan's 4 children, who told their neighbors that their parent had threatened their lives. Hassan past allegedly started a occurrence successful the apartment's chamber portion she and the children were inside.

According to the tribunal documents, the 4 children were not wounded and were capable to flight the apartment. WSYX reported that each 4 of the children were successful the custody of Franklin County Children's Services.

Police wrote successful the tribunal documents that the children told their neighbors Hassan utilized a lighter to acceptable a occurrence successful the chamber portion telling them she was "going to termination them all." When officers from the Columbus Division of Police spoke to Hassan astatine the scene, she allegedly admitted to mounting the fire.

WSYX's reporting from the country showed 1 of the apartments charred connected the extracurricular of the building. No different injuries were reported. The flat analyzable successful the Hilltop country of Columbus is located adjacent a mediate school.

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Hassan is presently successful custody astatine the Franklin County Jail, wherever she is being held without bond. She was charged with aggravated arson and 2 misdemeanor charges of battle and home unit by assault. Her adjacent tribunal day is scheduled for May 4.