Zaikiya Duncan, 40, appeared in court Sunday morning. She was charged with two counts of assault on a family member and two counts of aggravated assault on a family member.
and found someone to help them call the police, investigators said.
Law enforcement officials said once they found the home where the twins claimed they were handcuffed, they realized that their other five siblings were gone, along with their mother and her boyfriend. Louisiana State Police arrested Duncan and her boyfriend, identified as Jova Terrell, 27, around 5 p.m. on Oct. 18, a couple of hours after an AMBER Alert for her five other children was issued.The suspects told law enforcement the remaining children were dropped off at a relative’s home, and they were later found safe by Louisiana law enforcement.bruised up and malnourished, were taken to the hospital and are now in the custody of Children’s Protective Services.
Deputies said Duncan and Terrell likely fled the home after realizing the twins had escaped the home.According to Louisiana court records, Duncan was accused in 2012 of three counts of cruelty to juveniles after her 5-year-old was treated for burns consistent with being submerged in hot water. The children also allegedly regularly slept on a closet floor with boards in front of the door to stop them from “escaping and stealing food from the kitchen,” according to authorities.
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