Emory Deacon, 2, and 15-month-old Harlow Deacon were starved to death while under their mother Justine May’s care, police allege
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- Emory Deacon and Harlow Deacon’s father Zack Deacon says they had been raising alarms about the kids’ safety for days before the children were found dead
- Their mother Justine May was arrested on murder charges
- Zack’s lawyer tells PEOPLE he was arrested on harassment allegations because he sent police to May’s door in fear of the children’s safety
The toddlers found starved to death in a South Carolina home amid heightened concerns from family members had been dead for several days when police arrested their mother, according to authorities.
Emory Deacon, 2, and 15-month-old Harlow Deacon died from starvation before they were found in their mother’s Ladson, S.C. home on Sept. 29, the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office said last week.
Their mother, 31-year-old Justine May, was arrested after police found her outside “speaking incoherently,” according to an affidavit obtained by PEOPLE…