The mom of three youngsters who died after being discovered unconscious and in vital situation on the seashores of Coney Island on Monday has been arrested and charged with homicide.
Erin Merdy, 30, is charged with three counts of second-degree homicide, three counts of wicked indifference to human life and three counts of the homicide of victims youthful than 11 years outdated, in keeping with an announcement from the New York Police Division.
Authorities stated that Merdy was initially taken into custody for questioning Monday following two 911 calls that in the end led police to the our bodies of the youngsters round 4:30 a.m. ET.
"The caller indicated that she was involved her member of the family could have harmed her three babies," stated NYPD Chief of Division Kenneth Corey.
The victims — 7-year-old Zachary, 4-year-old Lilana and 3-month-old Oliver — had been discovered unresponsive alongside the Brooklyn shoreline. Medical personnel transported the youngsters to a close-by hospital, the place they had been pronounced deceased.
Sources instructed CBS New York that investigators consider Merdy was below immense monetary stress. She had stopped paying hire and was dealing with authorized motion from her landlord. Investigators additionally consider she was affected by postpartum melancholy, in keeping with CBS New York.
Authorities haven't discovered proof that the youngsters had been beforehand abused or uncared for, in keeping with Corey.