Malnourished twins found near dead woman

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The Associated Press

Authorities responding to a report of a foul odor found malnourished 3-week-old twins under a bed in an apartment containing their mother's decomposing remains.

Both infants were taken to a hospital Friday, where one, a girl, later died. Her twin brother was in critical condition Saturday. Authorities said their 36-year-old mother, Virginia Wanjiru Njoroge, appeared to have been dead for several days.

An autopsy found no evidence that foul play contributed to her death, police said.

Emergency crews who found the woman noticed car seats and other baby items in the apartment, leading to a more thorough search.

When a paramedic bumped the bed the twins were underneath, one of the babies made a faint cry. The other twin was too weak.
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Kenyan community works to send mother, daughter home for burial
By LAURA BAUER
The Kansas City Star

People who never met Virginia Wanjiru Njoroge want to make sure she and her three-week-old daughter are buried in Njoroge’s homeland of Kenya.

So leaders with the Organization of Kenyans in Kansas City plan to begin raising funds this week to ship their bodies there. But they say they first need to reach family members of the woman who was found dead in her Olathe apartment with her 3-week-old twins nearby.

“We need to see what they need us to do for them,” said Hophine Bwosinde, president of OKKC. “…Our main goal is to have the bodies home so the family can have that closure.”

Police said there’s no indication foul play was involved in Njoroge’s death. They believe she’d been dead for several days with her twin son and daughter alone in the apartment.

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