REVEALED: Twins, 5, found dead in New York apartment, foaming at mouth and nose and sent home from school sick with 'intense and strange symptoms'
- Police say there is no foul play in the deaths
- Boy had cold symptoms for about two weeks and girl was acting 'creepy'
Five-year-old twins found dead by their mother in their Bronx home this week had foaming at the mouth and nose and had been sent home from school after being “extremely” ill and exhibiting “strange symptoms,” according to reports the NYPD. has revealed.
The siblings, a boy and a girl, were discovered on the floor of their home Monday morning.
Their deaths continue to baffle police, who say there is no foul play.
The apartment was well heated with plenty of food for the children.
Five-year-old twins, a boy and a girl, were found in their Bronx home Monday morning
The children's mother was so distraught that she was taken to a nearby hospital
In the weeks before his death, the boy showed cold symptoms for about two weeks, including a runny nose and vomiting.
His sister had an ear infection, was vomiting and was behaving irrationally, including biting and spitting.
Despite sufficient heat in the apartment, both children were cold to the touch when their mother found them dead on Monday.
The children's father is a home caregiver and urged his wife to take them to the emergency room.
She last saw them alive at 5 a.m. and planned to take them to the hospital when they woke up.
The medical examiner's office also told officials there was no evidence of strangulation or bruising on their bodies.
Authorities found their apartment stocked with food, baby clothes and other necessities. No drugs or similar paraphernalia were found.
The parents are immigrants from Ghana and the distressed father told them New York Post: 'I am not good. I lost my two children. Not good.'
Authorities found their apartment stocked with food, baby clothes and other necessities. No drugs or similar paraphernalia were found
Carbon monoxide poisoning has already been ruled out, according to the NYPD. The family has no history of domestic calls to police
“All reports were that mother was well involved in everything related to these two children,” NYPD Chief Joseph Kenny said at a news conference.
Carbon monoxide poisoning has already been ruled out, according to the NYPD. The family has no history of domestic calls to police.
The children were not feeling well and did not go to school on Monday, according to police sources cited by the Daily News.
Their mother was so distraught that she was taken to a nearby hospital.
NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny told reporters that all signs yesterday pointed to a tragic incident.
“All reports were that mom was well involved in everything to do with these two children,” Kenny said at a news conference.
“She was an active participant in their medical care, an active participant in their education.
“Neighbors say she was affectionate, and they were a quiet, loving family. At this point, until the ME (medical examiner) says otherwise, it just seems like a medical tragedy.”
Neighbor Jenny Rodriguez told NBC, “Every time they see you, they hug you. It's so heartbreaking.'
NYPD Assistant Chief Benjamin Gurley described the mother as “not injured but emotionally destroyed.”
An autopsy report is yet to be released.