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CHARLOTTE -- The Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services released a letter Friday outlining the timeline of their involvement with Orgal Opata.

The 26-year-old is being held under a $1 million bond. She’s charged with two counts of murder and felony child abuse after her 1- and 2-year-old sons died in a house fire Sunday. Two of her other children survived and police say she left the four children home alone.

In Friday's letter, DSS officials say social workers were first notified in June 2008 that Orpata's children were left unattended. They recommended services for Orpata and closed that case in early August 2008.

Then, last October, DSS was again notified that Orpata's children were found at home alone. Officials said they referred Orpata's case to Family Intervention Protective Services and assigned a social worker to make regular contact.

DSS said Orpata cooperated with community-based service providers and indicated the children were receiving appropriate supervision.

On Friday afternoon, Orpata's case involving the child neglect charges from last year was continued until late April.

Friday night, dozens of people came together for a vigil to remember Opata's two infants who were killed in a fire last week. (Watch video)