Twin Infant Girls Found Dead In South Jersey Home: Prosecutor

Two baby girls who were found unresponsive at a Lindenwold home were identified as twin 7-month old girls by authorities Wednesday afternoon.

Police were dispatched to the 5100 building of the Pines Apartment Complex on Bilper Avenue around 8 a.m.Wednesday morning in response to a 9-1-1 call.

The girls were pronounced dead by Dr. Adrienne Rigueur of Virtua Hospital via telemetry at about 8:30 a.m.

The Courier-Post reported that the children's grandmother was kept from entering the apartment and then the mother exited the home appearing upset. The infants' father was said to be "torn up." The mother also has a third child, who is four or five years old.

The cause of death is not known, although The Courier-Post said a police scanner report indicated the infants were in respiratory arrest when authorities were called.

The Camden County Prosecutor's Office is investigating.

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