Virginia mother charged with murder after allegedly drowning her 17-month-old twin boys in bathtub: report

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on FoxNews.com. A 21-year-old Virginia mother was arrested Thursday after allegedly drowning her 17-month-old twin boys in a bathtub in April. Amaya Dixon is charged with two counts of felony murder and two counts of child neglect, according to a report from local outlet WRIC. Richmond Police Department officers responded to a report of two injured children at a south-side apartment just before 8:40 p.m. local time on April 17. When officers arrived, they found the twin boys suffering from what investigators described as "apparent drowning injuries," the outlet reported. FILE - The Richmond Police Department is investigating the suspected double homicide. (Jay Paul/Getty Images) NJ MOM WHO DROWNED HER 2 KIDS TO ROOT OUT 'ALL THE EVIL IN THE WORLD' FOUND NOT GUILTY BY REASON OF INSANITY