US Woman Charged With Abusing And Starving 2 Of Her Adopted Children Before Murdering Them
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During a press conference, police said they have the forensic evidence to support allegations of torture, starvation, and isolation.
A 63-year-old woman in the US has been arrested and charged with killing two of her adopted children after their bodies were discovered inside a burn barrel. According to the Independent, two of Avantae Deven's adopted children, Blake and London Deven, hadn't been seen for years. London was last seen in 2019, but her mother never reported her missing. Blake hasn't been seen since 2022, but Deven didn't report him missing until earlier this year.
Authorities in Fayetteville, North Carolina were alerted of the situation in 2023 after one of her surviving foster children made a mental health call to police. When cops investigated the multiple homes the family had lived in, they found remains at multiple residences. Detectives found a burn barrel with partial human remains inside it. Forensic tests revealed that they belonged to a female aged 15 to 19 and a male aged 7 to 10.
Investigators believe that Deven abused the children and ultimately killed and dismembered them. As per NBC affiliate WRAL, London died of starvation and neglect while testing continues on the boy's remains.
