Detroit (AP) -A group has been put forward to offer a home for surviving relatives of two Detroit children who died in a cold van in a casino parking garage, said an official.
A funeral was held on Thursday for Darnell Currie Jr., 9, and A'millah Currie, 2, who were among the five children and two adults in a van who stopped producing heat when the temperature fell far below freezing at 10 February.
“It makes you want to break down because that could have been your child. That could have been someone else's child, “said Jessica Wiggins, who visited the funeral center on Wednesday.
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The police said that the family had stayed in the vehicle for a few months. Mayor Mike Duggan said that the mother of the children was calling a home hotel in November, but apparently not served. He has asked a report about the contacts of the city with the family.
Deputy Mayor Melia Howard said that a local group has stepped for a year to pay rent for a year to accommodate the family.
“It's just important for me to let them know that we are not alone here for today. We are going to be with them as long as they need us, “Howard told the Detroit News, crying as she spoke in the funeral center.
