Deaths minutes apart of 2 NY toddler siblings were homicides

NEW YORK — The deaths just minutes apart of two New York City toddler siblings have been ruled as homicides.

The city’s medical examiner said Tuesday that 3-year-old Micha Gee and his 2-year-old sister, Olivia, died from blunt impact injuries of the torso.

Police say their mother called 911 around 1:15 a.m. Monday after her boyfriend found them unconscious in the family’s Bronx apartment. The siblings had been put to bed at 8:30 p.m. Sunday.

The children were taken to Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, where they were pronounced dead.