Cleveland ? A judge ordered a woman accused of drowning her two daughters in a bathtub held on $2 million bond on Wednesday and recommended she receive medical and psychological treatment.

Amber Hill, 22, who is in jail on suicide watch, bowed her head during a hearing in Cleveland Municipal Court and cried when a prosecutor noted the severity of the crimes.

“The victims being 4 and 2 years of age represent perhaps the most vulnerable in our society. They deserved the right to be protected,” said assistant city prosecutor Gayle Williams.

Judge Lauren Moore set Hill’s bond at $1 million for each child. Hill, who is charged with two counts of aggravated murder, made no comment at the brief hearing and did not enter a plea.

Hill was represented by public defender Kathy DeMetz, who told the judge that Hill has no prior criminal record, is a student and is in medical and psychiatric need.

DeMetz said later that she spoke with Hill for about 30 minutes before the hearing but didn’t disclose details of the conversation. Two public defenders will likely be assigned to the case if Hill is indicted by a grand jury, DeMetz said.

“Clearly, whomever ends up representing her will seek to have her examined by a psychiatrist,” DeMetz said. “She is a human being. I felt for her. Despite what she is accused of, there is a good side to the person.”

Police said Hill called the girls’ father Monday and told him that the children “are at peace.” Jamie Cintron went to the apartment where the family lived and pulled his daughters from the water in the bathtub.

A coroner ruled Tuesday that the deaths were homicides. Police say the girls’ names were Jannelle Cintron, 4, and Cecess Hill, 2. The coroner’s office had different spellings of their first names, Janelle and Ceccies.

Carolyn Hill, an aunt of the defendant, said after the court hearing that Amber Hill was under extreme stress over her relationship with the girls’ father.