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UPDATE: 25-Year-Old Man Stabbed Two Newark Girls, His Sister to Death Inside Maryland House Police say.

Newark Maryland

Authorities have arrested a man who they believe viciously murdered three children inside a house in Clinton Maryland on Friday morning.

According to The Prince George's County Police Department, homicide detectives arrested Clinton resident Mr. Antonio Williams, 24, of the 6400 block of Brook Jane Drive for the triple murder of three juvenile in Clinton after he allegedly confessed to the crimes.

Today is Mr. Williams's 25th birthday authorities said.

Officials said Mr. Williams was the only adult home with the children and a fourth child, a 2-year-old, was inside, alive and unharmed.

Police said at around 7:37 a.m. the mother of one of the murdered children, arrived home from an overnight work shift and found the three girls lying in a single bed down in the basement unconscious and unresponsive suffering multiple puncture wounds throughout their bodies.

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The woman immediately contacted police who arrived moments later and took Mr. Williams into custody where they then said he confessed several hours later to murdering the girls.

The victims have been identified as 6-years-old Nadira Withers (Williams sister), 9-years-old Ariana DeCree and her 6-year-old sister Ajayah DeCree.

Authorities said the DeCree sisters are from New Jersey and were on vacation at the Maryland home. Both mothers are cousins authorities said.

The incident remains under investigation.

**IMAGE CREDIT: WJLA-ABC 7**

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