He has not been charged in connection with the deaths of the children , identified as Jermaine McNeil and Ju'Tyra Allen . Florida 's Department of Children and Families says it had `` prior involvement '' with the family . The agency has been investigating the case since last year, when a woman reported that her son was being abused by his father in their home on North Ocean Drive near Lake Worth. The two dead children have been identified as brother and sister , ages 6 and 10 . A suspect is in federal custody on unrelated charges , police say .
Florida 's Department of Children and Families says it had `` prior involvement '' with the family . The agency has been investigating the case since last year, when a woman reported that her son was being abused by his father in their home on North Ocean Drive near Lake Worth. The two dead children have been identified as brother and sister , ages 6 and 10 . A suspect is in federal custody on unrelated charges , police say .