Twin girls, two, found dead in the back of their ‘suicidal’ mum’s car as she is charged with their murder
TWIN girls were found dead in the back of their “suicidal” mum’s car and she has been charged with their murder. Tenai Campbell’s harrowing 911 call on Thursday sparked a huge police search in New York after she threatened to kill herself and two-year-old’s Jasmine and Jaida. Suffolk County Police Department received 24-year-old Campbell’s emergency […]
TWIN girls were found dead in the back of their “suicidal” mum’s car and she has been charged with their murder.
Tenai Campbell’s harrowing 911 call on Thursday sparked a huge police search in New York after she threatened to kill herself and two-year-old’s Jasmine and Jaida.
Suffolk County Police Department received 24-year-old Campbell’s emergency call at 2.30pm, but were not made aware of her location.
Officers launched a county wide search for her spanning more than 60 miles, from Medford east to Montauk.
They found her large car at the entrance of Montauk nature centre almost two hours later, with her two girls unconscious.
Police tried to revive the girls, but despite their best efforts, they were pronounced dead at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital.
‘SHE HAD IT ALL TOGETHER’
It has not been made clear how they girls died.
Sources told the NY Post there were no obvious signs of blunt trauma.
Campbell was arrested at the scene and taken to East Hampton Town Police Headquarters.
She has now been charged with two counts of murder.
Neighbours have expressed their shock after her murder charge.
Rohsonda Campbell told ABC7: “Never would have thought she was going through the things she was going through.
“She seemed like she had it all together.”
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Local Aleshia Pike who knew the family said the girls were known for being “playful and happy”.
She said: “They [the twin girls] had twin Power Wheel Jeeps, and they would always come outside and ride them around while the brother would chase them, laughing and giggling.
“They were just your typical little girls — playful happy.”
Campbell will be arraigned on Friday in East Hampton Town Justice Court.
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