Mother of Twins Killed in Fire Expected to Turn Herself In Tuesday

She will face two counts each of involuntary manslaughter and endangering the welfare of children.

North Braddock Fire: DA Says Mom Left Twins to Search for Her Drugs

The fire killed 3-year-old twin boys two weeks ago.

A criminal complaint is being prepared against the mother of twin boys who died two weeks ago in a fatal fire in North Braddock. According to WTAE-TV, District Attorney Stephen Zappala said Friday that Allegheny County fire marshals found that the fatal house fire on Jan. 4 started in a stove. The mother, who was ot home when the fire broke out, had told relatives she had just stepped out for a short period to look for her teenage daughter. An ongoing investigation by county homicide detectives shows that the mother was gone for almost an hour, WTAE-TV reports. The mother suspected her daughter took some marijuana from her purse, and when the girl didn't come home after school, she went out in search of the teen, Zappala said. Zappala said…

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Funeral Services Set Saturday for Twins Killed in North Braddock Fire

Family members seek donations to help pay for funeral expenses.

Funeral services are set for Saturday for the twin 3-year-old boys who perished last Friday in a blaze in their North Braddock home. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports a spokesman for the Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed that dental records were used Tuesday to establish the identities of the boys as Ky‘Heir D. Arthur and Dy‘Heir Arthur. According to the Trib, investigators have said that Dy‘Heir died of burns and smoke inhalation. He was found in the kitchen on the first floor in the rear of the house. His twin, Ky‘Heir, who died of smoke inhalation and carbon monoxide poisoning, was found in a second-floor bedroom. WPXI-TV is reporting that family members are seeking donations to help pay for the funeral expenses. …

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Fatal North Braddock Fire Investigation Turned Over to County Police

The investigation into the fire that killed twin 3-year-old boys is ongoing.

The Allegheny County Fire Marshal's Office has finished its investigation into the origin and cause of Friday's fire in a home on Rebecca Street in North Braddock. "The results of that investigation have been turned over to the Allegheny County Police, which is the lead agency on this investigation," Allegheny County Emergency Services Chief Alvin Henderson said in a statement released Tuesday. "Because of the ongoing investigation, there will be no further information or comment provided at this time.” The Allegheny County Medical Examiner's office ruled that 3-year-old twins killed in a fire Friday on Rebecca Street in North Braddock died of smoke inhalation. A spokesperson at the Allegheny County Medical Examiner's office said Sunday …

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Medical Examiner: Twins Died from Smoke Inhalation in North Braddock Fire

The 3-year-old boys perished in a blaze at a home on Rebecca Street on Friday.

The Allegheny County Medical Examiner's office has ruled that 3-year-old twins killed in a fire Friday on Rebecca Street in North Braddock died of smoke inhalation. As of Sunday afternoon, the twins, whose names have been reported as Kyier and Dyier Arthur, had not been positively identified. The medical examiner's office cannot release the names until the twins are identified, a spokesperson said. Whether their deaths will be ruled accidental or homicide is still pending investigation, according to a spokesperson from the medical examiner's office. One twin died of smoke inhalation and carbon monoxide poisoning. The second twin suffered burns and smoke inhalation, though the actual cause of death is still pending, the spokesperson said. …

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