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Deltona Mother And Two Kids Are Dead

DELTONA (CBSMiami/AP)  -  A Deltona mother and her two children are dead, authorities have confirmed.

Yessenia Suarez, 28, Thalia Otto, 9, and Michael Otto, 8, were last seen Tuesday. That was the day that Suarez's husband was accused of slapping her during an argument at her workplace in Lake Mary.

Deputies would not say how they learned that the mother and children had died. They said they didn't want to share any information that might jeopardize their investigation.

A sheriff's spokesman said Thursday evening that deputies were still searching for the bodies.

Suarez's husband, Luis Toledo, 31, was arrested Wednesday on a domestic-violence battery charge.  Toledo became upset about text messages that he found on Suarez's phone and went to her office Tuesday to tell a manager about "her indiscretions," an arrest report states.

He got into an argument with Suarez and slapped her, leaving a red mark on her cheek, according to the report.

That was the last time anyone at work saw Suarez, a company spokesman said.

Deputies called Toledo a "person of interest" in the deaths and were interviewing him. He acknowledged arguing with his wife but denied hitting her, deputies said.

Suarez's family told investigators that she and her husband had been talking about separating. Records show they were married on New Year's Day 2011.

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