Florida woman charged with murder of newborn twins

WEST MELBOURNE, Fla. (WSVN) – A central Florida woman has been charged with the murder of her newborn twins.

According to Fox 35, an arrest warrant shows that 30-year-old Rachael Lynn Thomas initially told police that her twins, had been born over a toilet at her home. She claimed that she went into labor, had called for an ambulance, but gave birth to twins before it arrived.

However, the story turned darker from there. When ambulance technicians arrived, no children were found. In the aftermath, Thomas was taken into custody under suspicion following their births.

Thomas is now facing two counts of aggravated child abuse, one count of premeditated murder, and two counts of felony murder.

She is currently being held without bond at Brevard County Jail.