OAN’s Abril Elfi
4:20 PM – Saturday, June 29, 2024
A woman has been charged with the deaths of her two adopted children, who had not been seen for years.
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Police stated that Avantae Deven, Blake and London Deven’s adoptive mother, was arrested on Wednesday and is being charged with multiple offenses related to their deaths and disappearance.
“Our evidence shows that both Blake and London are deceased,” Fayetteville Police Chief Kemberle Braden said at a Wednesday afternoon news conference. Braden said their adoptive mother is the person responsible for abusing and ultimately killing the children. He said part of the abuse included starvation.
In connection with the children’s deaths, Avantae Deven was charged with two counts of felony child abuse, two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of concealing a death, and one…
