Mother who smothered twin toddlers to death and left them in van’s car seats has been sentenced

The van which Tenia Campbell is believed to have driven after killing her 2-year-old twin daughters, Jasmine and Jaida Campbell (YouTube screengrab/WABC). Inset top: Tenia Campbell (via Office of the Suffolk County District Attorney). Inset bottom: Jasmine and Jaida Campbell (via Facebook).

The woman who smothered her twin 2-year-old daughters to death and left their bodies in a family van before encountering a police officer received a prison sentence of 20 years to life on Monday.

New York resident Tenia Campbell, 28, pleaded guilty on Dec. 13, 2023, in a Suffolk County courtroom to two counts of murder in the first degree for killing Jasmine and Jaida Campbell.

“These two young lives were cut short by the one person who was supposed to love and protect them,” Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney said in a statement obtained by Law&Crime. “Although the 20-year sentence here resolves this sad case, it will not bring back these girls.”

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