An Australian woman, whose three children were placed in care after she and her British husband raised them off-the-grid in central Italian woods, broke down in tears after meeting with Italian Senate President Ignazio La Russa, expressing her desire for her family to be reunited.

A mother reportedly shot and killed her two young children before taking her own life, while her British husband was away on a business trip in South America. The 44-year-old Monika Rubacha killed her 14-year-old son Josh and 11-year-old daughter.