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Court footage captured the panicked moment a Miami mom accused of poisoning her twins before failing to commit suicide was berated by a judge, who alluded to her being charged with murder.
Shirlene Alcime, 42, is accused of killing her children Milendhere Gabriel Napoleon Cadet and Milenjhit Gabriella Napoleon Cadet, both three, in February when they were found foaming from the mouth in her SUV.
Toxicology reports from the deaths are still pending, with the mother currently charged with child neglect causing great bodily harm, charges that a judge implied could be stepped up.
'In the arrest affidavit, it looks as though you've killed your two children,' the judge said, as Alcime wore a wide-eyed, panicked look on her face.
Shirlene Alcime, 42, wore a wide-eyed, panicked look on her face after a judge alluded to her charges being increased to manslaughter, telling her: 'In the arrest affidavit, it looks as though you've killed your two children'
Twins Milendhere Gabriel Napoleon Cadet and Milenjhit Gabriella Napoleon Cadet, both three, tragically died from unknown causes in the tragic episode. They had reportedly been found foaming at the mouth
Chilling dashcam footage captured the moment cops found the twins in the car following Alcime's failed suicide attempt
According to officials, Alcime told investigators that she had been planning to 'murder' her children 'for approximately the last two months' because she was in financial trouble.
Chilling dashcam footage from Local 10 News captured the moment cops found her twins in her car on an overpass, which the mom had just leapt from.
According to a reported police report, Alcime admitted that she had spent the day of February 1 driving around the area 'looking for a bridge to jump from.'
Before she jumped, Alcime also reportedly told a tow truck driver to call 911 for her children.
The twins were rushed to hospital, where they were tragically pronounced dead.
Their official cause of death has not been released, however first responders found them foaming at the mouth, and a police dispatcher at the time described them as suffering cardiac arrest.
Authorities say they are still awaiting toxicology reports, which they say will also determine if additional charges will be filed against Alcime.
The twins were found inside Alcime's SUV after it was pull over to the side of a highway
The twins' devastated father, Milson Caldet, said he couldn't get in contact with his daughters' mother for days before the tragedy, and wept as he said: 'I really loved my kids'
Police rushed to the scene on Interstate 95 in Miami-Dade. The twins were pronounced dead on arrival at hospital
Despite the significant distance between the bridge and train tracks, Alcime survived and was rushed to a nearby hospital
After the twins were found, their devastated father Milson Caldet, speaking Haitian Creole, wept as he talked of his children's sudden passing, adding: 'I really loved my kids.'
A friend of the mother told WSVN her actions 'weren't at all like her', and Caldet said he had no idea what happened after failing to reach Alcime for several days.
Speaking through a translator, the father said: 'I went to the office, I called her, but she never picked up... that's not the kind of person she is.'
He described his children as fun and excitable, and said: 'Normally when I come in the door, they come and they hug me. I can’t, really, I can’t talk right now.'
Alcime's friend, Suzette Walker Morant, said she was stunned to hear of the tragedy, which was unlike the woman she knew to be a loving mother.
'That is not her, there has to be something wrong with her to do something like that,' she said.
'The person I know would never do anything like that. That’s really sad to know the kids lost their lives so young, for she is not that kind of person.
'It is just so mind-boggling right now to figure out what really went wrong.'
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