A South Carolina mother told investigators she could not remember the last time she gave her two young daughters food or something to drink before deputies found both children dead inside their home, according to affidavits reviewed by Fox News Digital.Justine Marie May, 31, faces two counts of homicide by child abuse in connection with the Sept.29 deaths of her daughters at the family's home in Ladson, outside Charleston, court documents show.Charleston County Sheriff's Office deputies responding to a welfare check allegedly encountered May outside the home crying and "speaking incoherently," according to the affidavits.OHIO MOM OF 16 CRADLES STOMACH IN COURT, PLEADS NOT GUILTY IN SEVERE ABUSE CASE INVOLVING OWN CHILDRENJustine Marie May, 31, faces two counts of homicide by child abuse in connection with the deaths of her two young daughters in Ladson, S.C.
(Charleston County Sheriff's Office)Deputies entered the home to check on the children and found both dead, the documents state.May told detectives the previous two weeks had been a "blur" and that she could not remember when she last fed the children or gave them something to drink, according to the affidavits.She allegedly told investigators she believed the children died because they did not eat and acknowledged that not feeding them was neglectful, the documents state.May also said she had been the only person at the home and the children's sole caregiver during the previous few weeks.FLORIDA COUPLE ALLEGEDLY HELD FOUR CHILDREN IN TRACTOR-TRAILER CAB FOR NEARLY SIX YEARSThe Charleston County Sheriff's Office of Professional Standards in South Carolina is conducting an internal review of the agency's response.
(Google Maps)The affidavits describe the children as approximately 1½ and 2½ years old at the time of their deaths.Investigators accused May of showing "extreme indifference for human life" by failing to provide her children with basic sustenance, which they alleged was a "main contributor to their ...