Mom Who Jumped From Interstate Ramp with 3-Year-Old Twins Unresponsive in Car Faces Charges

Mar. 15, 2025

Shirlene Napoleon Alcime.Photo:Miami Dade County Florida

Miami Dade County Florida

A South Florida mother whojumped off an interstate rampbefore her 3-year-old children were found dead is now being charged with child neglect.

As previously reported, the Miami-Dade Police Department alleged 42-year-old Shirlene Napoleon Alcime jumped off of a Miami overpass on Feb. 2 in an apparent suicide attempt, before her twin toddlers Milendhet and Milendhere Napoleon-Cadet were found unresponsive.

A hearing date is set for Feb. 27, according to the Miami-Dade County Clerk of the Court and Comptroller’swebsite.

The Miami-Dade Police Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for information on Friday. A defense attorney listed for Alcime did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment on Friday.

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The Miami-Dade Police Department also told theHeraldthat Alcime could face new charges following her toxicology results.

According to the outlet, which cites police, Alcime allegedly claimed she considered jumping off the ramp while holding her children, and also throwing them off individually, despite ultimately leaving them in her SUV as she jumped off herself.

Before she jumped, a tow truck driver asked Alcime if she needed help and she replied that her children were unresponsive in the SUV, per theHerald, which cited the arrest report. As the driver performed CPR on Alcime’s son and as police approached, the mother jumped, according to theHerald.

Investigators noted on Thursday that the children were declared dead at Jackson North Medical Center after police found them foaming at the mouth, theMiami Heraldreported. The mother told investigators that she did not know what happened to her children.

Milson Cadet, the twins' father, told theHeraldthat he’s grappling with “great suffering” as he mourns the loss. “Justice will have to do its work,” he said in Haitian Creole. “… I just want to definitely know what happened. I just want to know what happened.”

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The mother was taken to the hospital in critical condition, police initially noted.

If you suspect child abuse, call the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-Child or 1-800-422-4453, or go to www.childhelp.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.

source: people.com