ROME, Ga. — A Rome man has been arrested after police said he tried to smother infant twin girls with a pillow and broke one of the babies’ necks.
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Police said Robert Dubose has been charged with felony aggravated assault and cruelty to children.
Police said the incident happened on Oct. 3 and that Dubose used his bare hands to inflict the babies’ injuries. According to the police report, the twin girls were born five months premature.
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It’s unclear what Dubose’s relationship with the children is.
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The babies’ current conditions have not been released.
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