“The Colorado husband accused of killing his pregnant wife and two daughters is claiming that it was actually his wife who killed his children – and that he killed her in a rage after watching it happen on the baby monitor, according to newly released court documents.
“Christopher Lee Watts, 33, told investigators that he asked wife Shanann Watts, 34, for a separation after she returned home from a trip early Aug. 13.
“He later admitted to having an affair with a coworker, according to a probable cause affidavit filed Monday by the Weld County District Attorney’s Office. It’s not clear whether Shanann knew about the affair.
“Watts claimed he then saw on a baby monitor as Shanann strangled their daughters, 3-year-old Celeste and 4-year-old Bella.
“He said he strangled Shanann to death in anger at what she had done, according to court documents.”
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