Mother of Boston Bombers Wanted over Theft

{{The mother of accused Boston Marathon bombers has professed their innocence.

She is currently continues to defend her two sons from her home in Dagestan, Russia.}}

Zubeidat Tsarnaev said, “What happened is a terrible thing. But I know that my kids have nothing to do with this. I know it. I am mother. You know, I know my kids. I know my kids. Really my kids would never get involved into anything like that.”

The bombers mother has expressed her desire to travel to the United States. While she has left open that possibility, she has recently suggested only her husband might go.

However, the clerk of the Natick District Court said the bombers mom failed to appear at a court hearing on October 25, 2012 to resolve charges that she stole $1,600 worth of garments from a nearby Lord & Taylor department store.

But if she attempts to return to the United States to bury her older son, or care for the boy that remains hospitalized, she could face arrest on an outstanding warrant for shoplifting.

In Boston, the medical examiner reported that Tamerlan – who died in a shootout with police – had his autopsy completed, but no one had come to claim the body.

Tamerlan’s wife, Katherine Russell, released a statement through an attorney, saying “the reports of involvement by her husband and brother-in-law came as a n absolute shock.”

Tamerlan’s younger brother, who arrived at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center with wounds in his head, neck, legs and a hand, had his condition upgraded to “fair,” the hospital said Tuesday – a sign he is headed for a recovery.

{Additional reporting: Agencies}