Girls found dead in Phoenix are identified, no update on the mother
PHOENIX, AZ – The two children found dead in a Phoenix home Wednesday night were 4-year-old Royal McIntyre and 9-year-old Aleyah McIntyre, according to Phoenix police.
Police on Friday did not reveal any information about the condition of her mother, who sustained stab wounds that police believed were self-inflicted that night. There were no arrests until Friday.
The two girls were found dead in a bed in a house near the intersection of 13th Street and Mountain View Road, police said. A coroner had not yet determined her cause of death as of Friday morning.
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The mother was taken to a local hospital for treatment for her wounds and police said she would survive.
When the first responders reached the house, a man was outside, according to police, begging for help. The man, who police said was cooperative, was arrested and later released.
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Phoenix Police did not identify the man or woman.
An investigation was underway.
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Girls found dead in Phoenix are identified, no update on the mother
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