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Mom and boy, 16, arrested over deaths of twins, 8, and sister, 12, after mother’s odd religious ritual in yard
A TEEN boy and a mom have been arrested over the mysterious death of three children as neighbors tell officials about the woman's odd Bible ritual the night before the gruesome find.
Angela Flores, 38, was arrested on Sunday after her three children, two twin eight-year-old boys and a 12-year-old girl, were found dead inside a West Hills, , home.
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On Monday, the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed to The US Sun that a 16-year-old was taken into custody.
Neighbors said Flores was acting erratically the night before the gruesome discovery.
Prisila Canales, who lives two houses from the scene, told the she heard Flores screaming. "My family is abusing me!"
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Canales said the mother walked into her next-door neighbor's yard for a solo religious ceremony.
The neighbor said she then saw the woman, who moved into the house two or three months ago, open a Bible and light candles.
“The screaming you heard; you knew she was not OK,” Canales said. “I can still hear her screaming.”
Police were notified about the mother's odd behavior, and paramedics arrived and put her on a stretcher.
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Canales said the woman tried to wrangle herself free and yelled, “Where’s my Bible?”
The three children were found dead when officials responded to reports of an assault with a deadly weapon.
The LAPD said they're not looking for any other suspects.
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Officials have yet to determine what happened between the mother's outburst and the children being found the next day.
Flores was arrested and booked on suspicion of murder, and her bail has been set at $6million.
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