The North Miami Beach mom whose two children were found dead in her car after she jumped from a flyover at the Golden Glades interchange will be headed to trial later this year, a judge said Thursday morning.
Shirlene Alcime, 44, must either go on trial on two manslaughter charges in May or reach a plea deal with prosecutors by May 4, Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Ellen Venzer said during the hearing.
Alcime has been jailed since Feb. 2, 2024, when 3-year-old twins Milendhere and Milendijhit Cadet Napoleon were found lifeless in the back seat of their mother’s Toyota Highlander on the Golden Glades interchange, according to police. Alcime left them behind as she leapt from the overpass but survived the fall…