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Texas Mother Charged After Two Young Siblings Found Dead in Car

Investigators are awaiting medical examiner findings following concerns over inconsistencies in the mother's account.

The sheriff's office has not said what the “inconsistencies” in the mother's story were, nor have they detailed the evidence deputies gathered at the scene.
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Overview

  • Bexar County Sheriff’s Office arrested Tiona Lasaisha Islar, 28, on two counts of injury to a child causing serious bodily injury or death, and a judge set bail at $300,000.
  • The children were identified as 3-year-old Miyani Islar and 6-year-old Sevani Stevenson, who were discovered Saturday afternoon in the Alamo Ranch area and pronounced dead at the scene.
  • Sheriff Javier Salazar said the initial report stated the children were left in a car, but he noted “inconsistencies” in the account provided by the mother.
  • A deputy attempted CPR on both children before paramedics arrived, and officials said they are awaiting the cause and manner of death from the medical examiner.
  • Authorities cited prior CPS contacts at the home and requested tips or video from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., as KidsAndCars.org reports at least 29 U.S. child hot-car deaths so far this year.