The five-year-old twins found dead by their mother at their home in the Bronx this week were foaming at the mouth and nose and had been sent home sick from school after being ‘violently’ sick and displaying ‘strange symptoms’, the NYPD has revealed.
The siblings, a boy and a girl, were discovered by their mother on the floor of their home on Monday morning. They have not yet been named publicly.
Their deaths continue to mystify police, who say there is no sign of foul play. The apartment was well heated with ample food for the children.
In the weeks before his death, the boy exhibited cold symptoms for about two weeks, including a runny nose and vomiting.
His sister had an ear infection, was vomiting and acting irrationally, including biting and spitting.
Despite adequate heat in the apartment, both children were cold to touch when their mother found them dead on Monday.
The children’s father is a home health attendant who had urged his wife to take them to the emergency room.
She last saw them alive at 5am and planned to take them to the hospital when they woke up but found them lifeless at 11am.
The medical examiner’s office also told officials there is no evidence of strangulation, bruising or any other injuries on their bodies.
No drugs or such paraphernalia were found in the home.
Hellbound and Down 