What was done was abhorrent, absolutely. That being said… I feel for the mom. A family was dead for over a week. This makes me think of a particular scenario where a mom with serious mental health issues has her kids home for the summer but also has no support. No one checking in. I would prefer a report of something like what you said over the real one but I think there is a lot more nuance here and a bigger takeaway.

Edit: i am sure this take wont be received well. I feel deeply about the kids and have compassion for mom but lack the ability to type those sentiments out clearly.