Two twin children were crushed by a stove on Thursday afternoon (7) in the municipality of Ribeirão das Neves, Minas Gerais state. The victims were 1 year and 5 months old.

One-year-old twins died under the stove in Ribeirão das Neves – Photo: MG/ND Military Police

According to military police, the children’s 20-year-old mother left the boys alone at home to take the other two children to their maternal grandmother’s house, where they ate lunch and took a shower. Information taken from the Estado de Minas portal.

Three hours later, the woman, returning home, found two babies under the stove, smeared with oil, which stood in a saucepan over the stove and was not hot.

The woman said to the civil police that she usually does not leave her children alone, but her husband left his mobile phone at home and she cannot contact anyone to take care of the children.

A woman not registered with the police was detained on suspicion of leaving an incompetent person. She was taken to the civilian police station in Ribeirão das Neves and then to the Vespasiano women’s prison pending a custody hearing.

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The father of the children told the military that they were working and learned about the tragedy upon arrival home. He also said that in some cases the wife would correct the children harshly, but would not tolerate any mistreatment.

Grandmother

The child’s grandmother said that her daughter came to her house with Matheus on her lap and realized that he was already dead. He then went to his daughter’s territory to see what was happening with Yang. The boy was lying next to the greasy and lifeless stove. The grandmother also said that she went outside and waited for the police to arrive.

The called examination believes that the cause of death of the twins could be the fall of the slab on the babies, since both had similar injuries in the chest area.

*Information from the Estado de Minas portal.