New Delhi, May 17 -- A Texas woman was arrested on Friday (local time) and charged with capital murder after her two children were found dead in a car that was set on fire in San Antonio.

NBC News on Saturday identified the woman as Marlene Vidal, 34, of Edinburgh, Texas. She was arrested after the bodies of her children, aged five and seven, were discovered in a vehicle engulfed in flames in a warehouse parking lot, according to police.

In a press conference, San Antonio Police Assistant Chief Jesus Salame said a passerby was walking his dog when he called police to report the burning vehicle. Salame added that the accused had reportedly told the passerby she had already contacted police, though it is unclear whether that claim was tru...