Mother who killed her 4 kids described as 'sweet'

A mother, 29 year old, Shanynthia "Yari"

Gardner, who was charged in the stabbing deaths
of four of her children made her first court
appearance Tuesday, four days after the children
were found dead in a Tennessee apartment.
Gardner allegedly stabbed 4 of her 5 children. 6-
month-old Yahzi, was dead in a baby carrier in the
living room, with her sister, 3-year-old Sya, next to
her. In a nearby bedroom, deputies found 2 year
old Sahvi, dead and lying on a mattress and her 4-
year-old brother, Tallen, on the floor next to her.
The fifth child, Gardner's eldest son, Dallen,
escaped from the bloody scene, yelling that his
mother had killed his sister.
Gardner is being held on four counts of first-
degree murder with aggravated child abuse, four
counts of first-degree murder in association with
aggravated child neglect, plus four more counts
each of aggravated child abuse and aggravated
child neglect or endangerment. Deputies were
called to an apartment in southeast Shelby County,
Tenn., on Friday.
According to charging documents, the nature of
the call was "a wounding call where four juveniles
were found deceased upon Deputies's arrival."
On Monday, a friend of Gardner. Sarah Eddington
described Gardner as a nice person who was
happy with her life when they worked together in
2010. Eddington recalled Gardner talking about
how bad of a father her dad was, and vowed to
maintain a good relationship with the father of her
children. "Yari was a sweet individual who loved
her family," said Eddington. "I'm just not sure
where things went wrong." Eddington said
Gardner's youngest child, 6-month-old Yahzi, came
as a surprise. Gardner did not mention her
pregnancy until after she gave birth. While working
together, Eddington said Gardner got into an
argument with a supervisor at Menlo Logistics and
quit shortly after. "She obviously was dealing with
something and people just turned a blind eye,"
Eddington said.
Gardner faces an array of charges, including four
counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of the
children