The woman told her husband that she was going to McDonald’s with her daughters, but ended up killing them. A woman set fire to a car she was in with minors. The father reported the incident in court.

She told her husband that she was going to take her two daughters to McDonald’s. He drove the car and continued on his way. He never returned. The incident occurred in Australia and even two years after the incident continues to shock many people.

The issue became a hot topic again Tuesday after James Palakamannil, a widower and father of the girls, recounted the victims’ final moments in court.

“Seeing a casket with all your loved ones changes your life,” he said.

Jasmine Thomas, mother of two and wife of James, took her daughters by car to a remote area and the car caught fire, killing her and the children.

“I will never be the same. I will never be able to touch, see or feel them again. They will remain like images on the screen.” James remembers the excitement of his youngest daughter, three-year-old Carolyn, when her father returned from work.

Six-year-old Evlyn was the one who “wore the pants,” according to her parents.

Jasmine suffered from postpartum depression and was reportedly paranoid about the Covid-19 pandemic.

Night of the Crime

According to James, on the night of March 24, 2022, a man returned home to find his daughters playing on their cell phones and his wife lying in bed.

After some time, the children’s mother said that she was going to take them to McDonald’s. However, CCTV footage shows Jasmine going to a nearby gas station to buy a canister.

The car also drove up to McDonald’s, where all three remained until 7:30 p.m. Less than 10 minutes later, the woman drove into an open field, where she doused the car with fuel and set it on fire, with her and two children inside.

Emergency services, alerted by a member of the public who saw the fire, attended the scene and managed to contain the flames within 15 minutes. Jasmine, Evlyn and Carolyn were burned to death.

Indian expats in Australia
The two Indians got married in 2012 in their homeland through an online platform.

James says the Gulf War motivated him to teach his eldest daughter to be a good person.

“I saw her take her first steps, say her first words. I told her encouraging words before she went to bed… about hunger, war, children without food and climate change,” the father adds.

Her mother worked as a nurse in an Australian hospital but suddenly quit. He even told his family that he was having problems in his marriage.

A local government spokesman said the woman had tried to contact several helplines about postpartum depression.

“My wife tried her best. I wish she would seek help with her problems. She had difficulty making friends and communicating with people. When she couldn’t take it anymore, she took with her the most valuable thing in my life.” ”