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Texas toddler J'Zyra is roasted to death after unattended twin siblings put her in oven

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J'Zyra Thompson was placed inside an oven by her three-year-old twin siblings. She became trapped inside when it somehow toppled over onto its door. Photo: Facebook
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A toddler left alone with her pre-school siblings in their Texas home suffered fatal burns after they put her in the oven and switched it on, US media reported.

J'Zyra Thompson, 19 months, was left unsupervised along with her three-year-old twin siblings in the Houston apartment. A five-year-old was also present.

Court records obtained by ABC-13 News in Houston said the twins told child protective services that one of them put their little sister in the oven and the other one made it “hot.”

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Their mother Raqual Thompson, 25, is set to appear in court Monday on four counts of child endangerment, according to the Harris County Sheriff's office.

J'Zyra Thompson in a photo shared on social media by a relative. Photo: Facebook
J'Zyra Thompson in a photo shared on social media by a relative. Photo: Facebook
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Thompson reportedly told police that she had gone out with her boyfriend to collect a pizza and a prescription at the drug store when her child was roasted to death on November 16.

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