DCF investigating death of two 4-year-olds; 25 reported child fatalities in Duval this year

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DCF investigating death of two 4-year-olds; 25 reported child fatalities in Duval this year
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The children were found unresponsive in a footlocker inside their home, last Saturday. They were pronounced dead a short time later.

Neighbors in that community were completely shocked. They say the 4-year-old twins, a boy and a girl, their siblings, and their parents were the perfect family.“I did put a sympathy card in their mailbox today,” said one of the neighbors, Kat.

Adam Blinn, a lieutenant with the JOS homicide unit stated, “They were in their room playing and at one point an adult went to check on them.”A report from the Department of Children and Family reveals the twins were found unresponsive while playing with each other inside a room at the home. They were found lifeless in a footlocker being used as a toybox. As of today,, with children 3 and under, representing 76 percent of fatalities.

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