Dozens gather to remember slain N. Carolina newborn, toddler
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Dozens of people have gathered around a grieving mother to remember her two young daughters found dead last month, a day after authorities in North Carolina say their father drove off with them.
News outlets report people attended a vigil and released balloons Saturday for Candice Freeman's daughters.
The bodies of 4-day-old Genesis Freeman and 2-year-old Serenity Freeman were found March 25 inside an abandoned car on the side of the road. Authorities said they were stabbed to death.
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Authorities arrested the girls' father, Tillman Freeman, and charged him with two counts of first-degree murder.
Hoke County Sheriff Hubert Peterkin says Freeman accused his wife of cheating on him. She was in a hospital when the children were taken.
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This story corrects earlier version to show the children were found March 25, instead of last week.