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Mother and daughter charged in ‘atrocious’ killing of five family members in Pennsylvania

A social worker rapped on the door Monday to check on the family. When no one responded, she had a maintenance worker unlock the door. What they saw upon entering the unit at Robert Morris Apartments in Morrisville, a borough in Pennsylvania steps from the Delaware River, was a nightmarish scene — overturned furniture, shattered glass and clutter throughout the home.

Then, five — including three children — in a backroom, according to a probable cause affidavit obtained by The Washington Post.

The two women who were found alive are mother and daughter, and they are accused of killing five family members.