Idaho mother charged with murdering twins after blaming vaccines

A grand jury in Idaho has indicted 23-year-old Andrea Shaw for the murder of her 18-month-old twin daughters, whom she had previously claimed died from vaccination.

Idaho mother charged with murdering twins after blaming vaccines

A grand jury in the US state of Idaho has indicted 23-year-old Andrea Shaw on murder charges for the deaths of her 18-month-old twin daughters. Shaw had previously claimed the children died as a result of vaccination. She now faces the death penalty. The report was carried by iDNES.cz.

According to the indictment, Shaw smothered both girls in May of last year. The Boise Police Department investigated the case and later forwarded it to the prosecutor's office.

Shaw was initially arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder, but the prosecutor declined to file charges due to insufficient evidence. She was subsequently rearrested and now faces a charge of second-degree murder, which under Idaho law means the defendant acted intentionally but without premeditation. The offense carries a possible sentence of death or life in prison without parole.

Police released details of the case only after Shaw was formally indicted. The exact circumstances of the children's deaths remain unclear.

Source: iDNES.cz