‘Writing on the wall’: New reports highlight history of red flags before toddlers found dead

LADSON, S.C. (WCSC/Gray News) — New documents are providing insight into the month leading up to the deaths of two toddlers in South Carolina.Two-year-old Emory and 1-year-old Harlow Deacon were found starved to death last week at their Ladson home. Their mother, 31-year-old Justine May, was arrested and charged with two counts of homicide by child abuse.Zachary Deacon—the father of Emory and Harlow—told deputies the writing was on the wall a month before they were found dead.WCSC has received copies of five additional reports between Aug. 10 and Sept. 29 detailing the calls for concern Deacon made that ultimately led to his arrest.According to reports, Deacon and May had just ended their eight-year relationship at the beginning of August. The pair had been engaged for the last five of those years and lived together with their two children.Deputies were called out for a domestic disturbance on Aug. 10.May accused Deacon of trying to block her car from leaving while Deacon told deputies