A mother allegedly drowned her one- and three-year old daughters in a bathtub in their home.
Naomi Elkins, 27, is also accused of stabbing her younger daughter.
Cops responded to a report of two kids suffering cardiac arrest at a home on Shenandoah Drive in Lakewood, New Jersey, shortly before 5pm on Tuesday, NBC 10 Philadelphia reported.
Paramedics tried to administer life-saving measures on the girls, but they were both pronounced dead at the scene early Wednesday.
The toddlers were found drowned in the bathtub, a source told the news outlet.
Elkins has faces charges including murder and weapon possession.
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