Twins (4) found dead in a toy box

In late August, Sadie Meyers and Donald Starr of Jacksonville, Florida, experienced any parent’s worst nightmare.

Four-year-old twins Aurora and Kellan are found dead in a toy box in their room. The tragedy is now being widely reported in the American media.

Police in Jacksonville, Florida, received an emergency call on the morning of Saturday, August 26, the local newspaper reported. Florida Times-Union.

under investigation

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation should have been performed at the scene, but it was not possible to save lives, according to the American. the people.

Work is underway to determine the cause of death. “We don’t know at this time whether this was an accident or a suspicious death,” police said in a statement on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, they stated that no charges have been filed and the case is under investigation.

Maura Sadie described the incident in a long and frank way Facebook posts. She wrote that her husband, Donald, put their four children to bed on Friday night, before going to bed himself.

When Sadie came home from work later that evening, everyone was asleep. She explained that she peeked into the twins’ bedroom. Everything seemed normal.

The mother writes: “At one point or another during the morning hours, the twins may have woken up and decided to play.”

– They held each other

Furthermore, she claims that it was not unusual for a four-year-old to wake up early, then fall asleep on the floor between games.

“Looks like they found out tonight that they were going to climb into the playbox where they kept their stuffed animals. They kicked out all but a few. They were lying on their legs with their arms around each other. I want to believe they said ‘Good night, kill-kill’ and ‘Good-night, oh my sister”.

Later, one of the twins may have managed to move until the coffin lid fell off, the mother believes.

“I wasn’t aware of this – and I’d like to think a lot of people don’t – but these wooden toy boxes become completely airtight and soundproof when the lid is down.”

I mean, they died in their sleep

She believes that the four-year-olds were slowly but surely running out of oxygen inside the coffin, and that they died in their sleep.

And when they discovered the next morning that Aurora and Kellan weren’t in bed, they frantically searched the entire house, according to the mum.

“We panicked and shouted at them and turned the whole house upside down. We ran out into the streets.”

While the parents were searching desperately, the twins’ older brother is said to have found the four-year-olds. According to the mother, he thought they were sleeping in the coffin.

“I ran into the room, but quickly found out that it was already too late. That would never make any sense. I hope my message will get other families to get rid of these boxes of toys. They must be destroyed immediately!”, the mother concludes.

– They are diligent parents

Last week, the twins’ aunt, Diana Myers, created a crown roll aggregation site GoFundMe.

She describes Sadie and Donald as hardworking parents who did everything they could for their four children.

“They both work two full-time jobs, one in the morning and one in the evening, so they never have to leave the kids alone with the babysitter. I know they were tired, but they still manage to be loving and present to all four kids every day – no exceptions.” Diana wrote.

Furthermore, she explains, the money raised will ensure that parents don’t have to go back to work in the first place.

“Parents and their two remaining children should be able to grieve together for a while, without having to worry about bills and expenses,” she wrote.

At the time of writing, $26,000 has been raised. This corresponds to approximately NOK 280,000 at today’s exchange rate.