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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Jasmine Fernández

Mom behind home where her 16 kids were kept like ‘feral animals’ had conjoined twins that died shortly after birth, police say

An Ohio woman facing child neglect charges for allegedly confining her 16 children to a single room previously gave birth to conjoined twins who died an hour after delivery, according to newly uncovered public records.

The revelation comes as prosecutors prepare to present child neglect charges against Elizabeth Siders, her husband and her in-laws to a grand jury following a police raid in Hamden, Ohio. Authorities discovered the 16 surviving children, who were never enrolled in school and lacked medical records, living in a single, waste-filled room.

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