Mother Arrested After Two Newborns Found Dead in Wittenberg

The 29-year-old woman is accused of manslaughter by neglect following the discovery of the infants' bodies.

Two newborn girls were discovered dead in an apartment in Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt.
The mother, aged 29, has been placed in pre-trial detention under suspicion of manslaughter by neglect.
Authorities were alerted to the situation by a witness on Monday evening.
An autopsy revealed that the infants were viable at birth, but the exact circumstances of their deaths remain unclear.
Further details are expected as police and prosecutors plan to release a statement later today.