A mother is facing charges in the death of her 13-month-old daughter and the alleged neglect of her son, four months after officers found the twins alone inside her D.C. home, .
Valencia Duke, 25, was arrested and charged Wednesday with first-degree felony murder and two counts of first-degree cruelty to children, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said in a news release.
Duke appeared Thursday before Superior Court Judge Heidi Herrmann, who ordered the 25-year-old woman held without bond.
Duke left her two 13-month-old children alone in her residence between Jan. 14 and Jan. 18.
Officers who responded to the 4700 block of Southern Ave. Southeast on Jan. 18 found the girl, whose body was decomposing, and the boy, dehydrated and malnourished. He was hospitalized for several days. An autopsy determined the girl died of dehydration, prosecutors said.
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