SC mother denied bond in deaths of boys who authorities say she killed, then put into river

By Meg Kinnard, AP
Monday, September 13, 2010

Bond denied for SC mother in deaths of 2 sons

ORANGEBURG, S.C. — A judge has denied bond for a South Carolina mother accused of suffocating her two young sons, then staging an accident by steering her car into a river with their bodies strapped inside.

Circuit Judge Edgar Dickson agreed with prosecutors Monday that 29-year-old Shaquan Duley (DOO’-lee) could be a threat to her remaining child, a 5-year-old girl.

Authorities say Duley has confessed to suffocating 2-year-old Devean Duley and 18-month-old Ja’Van Duley, then strapping them into their car seats and driving into a river.

Duley is charged with two counts of murder. Prosecutors have not said if they will seek the death penalty.

Her attorney said Monday that Duley cut her wrists with a boxcutter and intended to drown in the river but bailed out of the car.

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