Dead twin toddlers may have starved, says mother

THE mother of twin toddlers found dead in their bedroom told police they may have starved to death, an Australian court has heard.

The decaying bodies of the 18-month-old boy and girl were found by a sibling, who smelled something unusual in their suburban home in the east coast city of Brisbane, the court was told.

Their 28-year-old father and 30-year-old mother appeared on charges of failing to provide the necessities of life after police discovered the deaths on Monday evening.