Frozen children found in Maryland

Police in the US state of Maryland say they have found the frozen bodies of two children in the freezer of a house in Calvert County.



A 43-year-old woman told police the children were her adopted daughters and had been frozen since February.



Authorities investigating reports of child abuse at the address found the remains.



Police confirmed that the woman had adopted three children but that they had not yet been able to examine and identify the bodies.



The woman has been charged with first-degree child abuse and is being held in a county jail without bail.