Hi! I just wanted to post an update on the girls!
Firstly, they are all doing really well overall, which is the most important thing.
After a while of staying exclusively with my friend, MC, who originally took them in after all this happened, their maternal grandmother began asking to have time with them since she is on her own now and is also missing her daughter terribly, who was the one killed, so I am sure feeling very much alone. So MC took the girls to visit the grandma (who is living in their old house) but each time she would take them back to her house (back to MC's), the grandma would cry and get very sad to see them go. So it was decided it would be best if the girls stay mainly with grandma for now and MC takes them groceries / food 3 times a week, as well as takes them out to do things, hang out with her, etc. throughout the week, as well as take them to their psychology appointments in the neighboring town, etc. This seems to be working well at the moment but Grandma has no income of her own so it still requires MC to make sure they are well fed and taken care of.
Thanks to everyone's help, there are two lawyers working together on the case of their mother's murder, with a court date set for March 16th and the goal of a 30 year term for the murder plus several addition years for additional things that went on. I honestly don't know much about those details and how all that works here so that is just directly the info I was given so far, but I will try to find out more, especially once the court date arrives.
The donated money has also allowed the girls to see a psychologist weekly which has been incredibly important for them as it turns out their father caused them some pretty horrific trauma in their past, even before killing their mom in front of them. Just awful awful!!
Along with monetary donations, we also received a lot of clothing donations which was wonderful and certainly was something that put huge smiles on the girls faces and was much needed. For now, I am told they are all good for clothing (possibly will need help with this in future as the girls grow).
Any new donations at this time will be used towards the food that is being taken for them to have at grandma's house, as well as helping with a leak in the roof at grandma's house above their bed. So, believe me, donations are still always welcome and will be put to very good use!!
I want to say a huge thank you again to everyone who has helped out with the girls over these past couple of months! It means so much!!