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The Arizona Department of Child Safety on Tuesday said it had a case open on Yui Inoue prior to her being charged with murder in the death of her two children.
On March 2, the department opened an investigation on Inoue after receiving a report of neglect of Kai Inoue, 7, claiming that Yui Inoue took Kai somewhere unknown, according to a department statement.
Police located Yui and Kai Inoue behind a convenience store, after which Kai was taken to his father and Yui Inoue was taken to a psychiatric hospital, the statement said.
The department said that while an investigator did not find visible signs of neglect or abuse, the investigation into the family was still open up until the death of both Kai Inoue and his 9-year-old sister, Mia Inoue.
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PHOENIX Forensic Psychologist Dr. David McIntyre has worked for decades in the area of mental health and trauma.
For him, murder investigations like the deaths of 9-year-old Mia Inoue and her 7-year-old brother Kai are particularly challenging. It goes against our human nature to hurt our children, said Dr. McIntyre. The observers and the people who survived are struggling and people need to pay attention to their self-care.
Surgen nuevos detalles después de que 2 niños fueran encontrados muertos en un apartamento de Tempe 12news.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from 12news.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Tempe police are starting to piece together what happened before two kids were found dead in their family s apartment.
Police discovered the bodies of Mia Inoue, 9, and Kai Inoue, 7, on Saturday morning at a unit at The Tides at South Tempe apartment complex near U.S. 60 and Mill Avenue.
Their mother, Yui Inoue, is facing two first-degree murder charges, according to police. It s disturbing, said Kevin Hochstatter. It makes me kind of queasy to go to sleep at night.
Hochstatter shares a wall with the family at the center of this investigation. He didn t know his neighbors very well. He said they hadn t lived next door to him for very long.