Yes, it sounds like an “honor killing.” As the mother of an autistic son, I can sometimes understand how parents can be pushed to the edge by the frustration and the inability to get help, especially as they age, if they get even more destructive and violent. “Of Mice and Men,” comes to mind at times. I wouldn’t do it, but I can understand this. This woman, though, killed her children, because they weren’t normal. Sharia Law, indeed.
Wow, so I'm not the only mother of an autistic son who thinks of such things? Wow. You're the first person I remember encountering who understands this.
The frustration factor was my first thought, too. I can even understand her comment about feeling nothing (being in shock at what a terrible thing she just did) and wanting normal children -- if her culture/family doesn't accept and support special children it's especially difficult.