A 16-year-old teen mum has been arrested after twin babies were found dead in a rubbish bin in Ohio days after it's believed she gave birth. An investigation has been launched after officers found the babies on Saturday night in a rubbish bin in Cleveland, Ohio. The cause of their death has not yet been released. In a statement,
police said: "Preliminary information indicates that the mother of the child, a 16-year-old female, had given birth to the babies days earlier." The unidentified girl is facing multiple charges, including child endangerment and gross abuse of a corpse. She was arrested after a family member called the Cleveland Division of Police to tell them the girl had recently given birth and allegedly "threw the babies in the garbage". Chilling question woman asked after severing spine in horror subway attack The babies' bodies were found on May 20 ( Image: NBC) The caller said the teen hadn't realised she was pregnant, according to police logs. The teen was taken to hospital, but details of her condition have not been disclosed. Neighbours told WKYC they could hear crying, but thought the sound was coming from inside of the house. One neighbour said she heard crying at around 5.30pm on May 18, the day the twins are thought to have been born. "It was muffled but it didn't dawn on us, we thought they were in the house," she said. "I wish she would have just set them on my porch, but we don't know her story. We don't know if she panicked, we don't know anything. We can't just assume she dumped them because she didn't want them." The teen was arraigned on Tuesday morning in Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court where she was charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of child endangering, one count of tampering and two counts of gross abuse of a corpse, according to the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office. The teen girl is facing seven charges ( Image: NBC) She had originally been facing nine felony charges, including murder, however the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office confirmed to WKYC the murder charges were dropped in favour of involuntary manslaughter. Officials called the lesser charges "more appropriate" for the case. She now faces seven charges. The prosecutor's office said the babies were believed to have been born at 30-weeks. Her case is currently being reviewed by the juvenile court system. Ohio is one of several states with a 'Safe Haven'' system in place. Under Ohio law, if parents feel they are unable to care for a newborn, they can drop them off at a local safe haven without a penalty within 30 days of the child's birth. Mike Norman, of Cleveland
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