Relatives came to a Lehigh Acres Florida home to find a toddler outside in a high chair, dehydrated.
Inside the home, authorities found a mother and daughter dead, apparently the deaths are believed to be "suspicious and the crime scene inside the house was extensive".
It seems that the home was in a residential area, and given that, I'd imagine it to be a little more than odd that a child could be left outside alone long enough to dehydrate without anyone noticing. However, reports do not give any details as to how long the child may have been outside.
I'll be keeping an eye on this one as it develops.
AP Wire | 07/25/2006 | Mother and daughter slain in southwest Florida home
Categories: murders
Inside the home, authorities found a mother and daughter dead, apparently the deaths are believed to be "suspicious and the crime scene inside the house was extensive".
Lorena Stone, 49, and Whitney Mendez, 19, were found dead in their home about 3:13 p.m. Monday. The cause of their deaths is not being released.
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Authorities declined to release the name of the toddler found by a relative outside the home Monday. The toddler was treated for dehydration and taken to a safe location, Foell said.
An incident report released Tuesday said the woman who found the bodies noticed a "large amount of blood in the residence."
Sheriff Mike Scott told the News-Press of Fort Myers Tuesday that investigators spent all day piecing together the facts of the case.
"We are being very guarded in our comments, but I assure you we are on top of it," Scott said. "There are a lot of things that we need to do before we make an arrest, especially for murder."
It seems that the home was in a residential area, and given that, I'd imagine it to be a little more than odd that a child could be left outside alone long enough to dehydrate without anyone noticing. However, reports do not give any details as to how long the child may have been outside. I'll be keeping an eye on this one as it develops.
AP Wire | 07/25/2006 | Mother and daughter slain in southwest Florida home
Categories: murders