Florida mother finds two children dead during custody handover
Police in Cocoa, Florida, say Olivia Piccolo found her children, Remy, seven, and Aria, five, dead from gunshot wounds at their father’s home during a custody handover on Wednesday. Their father, Joseph Dingwall, 37, was also found dead; police believe he shot the children and then himself, though the circumstances remain under investigation.
Piccolo said she had tried to contact Dingwall before going to the house and later posted about her grief and anger, saying the children deserved better and would be remembered for who they were. Police chief Evander Collier said officers had been called to the address 11 times since 2021 for various reasons, including medical and suspicious activity. A neighbour reported hearing two shots at about 12.20am, but police said it was unclear whether they came from the house; a fundraiser has been set up towards the children’s funeral costs.
- Two children were found dead during a custody handover in Cocoa.
- Police suspect their father killed them before taking his own life.
- Their mother has spoken publicly about her grief and anger.
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On Wednesday, a mother in Cocoa, Florida, arrived for a scheduled custody handover only to find her two young children dead from gunshot wounds at their father's home. The children's father was also found dead. Police believe he killed the two children and then himself, though the investigation is ongoing.
The children, Remy and Aria, were seven and five years old respectively. Their mother, Olivia Piccolo, had tried to contact their father, Joseph Dingwall, before arriving at the house. After discovering what had happened, Piccolo expressed her grief and anger publicly, saying the children deserved better and would be remembered for who they were.
The address had been of police concern before; officers had attended 11 times since 2021 for various reasons, including medical emergencies and suspicious activity. A neighbour reported hearing gunshots around 12.20am, though it is unclear whether they came from the house. A community fundraiser has been set up to help cover the children's funeral costs.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Grieving mom’s furious outrage at ex after she found her young children’s dead bodies during custody handover: ‘You were supposed to be their protector’”.