A Cleveland woman has been arrested and charged with murder after the bodies of two young girls were discovered inside suitcases buried in shallow graves near a school.

Aliyah Henderson, 28, was taken into custody Wednesday evening and booked into the Cuyahoga County Jail, authorities confirmed. In addition to murder charges, she also faces counts related to child endangerment.

The shocking case began Monday when a dog walker made a grim discovery in a field near Ginn Academy, an all-boys public school on Cleveland’s East Side.

According to Cleveland police, the walker’s dog began sniffing intensely around a suitcase partially buried in the ground.

When authorities responded to the scene, they discovered the body of a young girl inside the suitcase.

Investigators searching the area soon uncovered a second suitcase nearby — also buried in a shallow grave and containing the body of another child.

Police believe the suitcases had been hidden in the field for some time.

Cleveland Police Chief Dorothy Todd confirmed during a news conference that the victims were both girls under the age of 14 and that neither body appeared to be dismembered.

Preliminary DNA testing conducted by the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office later revealed that the two victims were half-sisters.

Authorities have not yet publicly released their identities.

Investigators estimate that one of the girls was between 8½ and 13 years old, while the other was believed to be between 10½ and 14.

The exact causes of death have not yet been determined, officials said.

Within hours of the gruesome discovery, detectives began using investigative technology and other evidence to track down a possible suspect.

By Wednesday night, investigators had secured a search warrant for a home in the 700 block of East 162nd Street, not far from where the bodies were found.

According to local reports, detectives recovered what they described as “substantial evidence” during the search.

Authorities also detained a person of interest within 24 hours of executing the warrant — later identified as Henderson.

During the search of the home, investigators also located another child inside the residence.

Officials said the child was unharmed and has since been placed under the care of the Department of Children and Family Services.

Police have not yet revealed how the victims were connected to Henderson or how the children died.

Chief Todd described the case as deeply traumatic for investigators and the surrounding community.

“It is traumatic for everyone,” she said during a news conference. “It is traumatic for those who live in the area to know that this was right there at their doorstep.”

The case has also puzzled investigators because there are currently no missing children reports in the Cleveland area matching the descriptions of the victims.

As a result, detectives are expanding the search nationwide.

Authorities say they are now working with state and federal agencies to review missing persons reports across a broader region in hopes of identifying the girls.

Meanwhile, police are asking residents in the surrounding neighborhood to review home surveillance footage that may show suspicious activity in the days or weeks before the bodies were discovered.

Anyone with information about the case is being urged to contact the Cleveland Police Homicide Unit.