3 youngsters discovered unconscious on Brooklyn seashore have died; their mom is being questioned
Three youngsters, together with a 3-month-old, have been discovered unconscious on a seashore in Coney Island early Monday and later died after their mom was discovered on the boardwalk barefoot and moist in a “disturbed state,” police in New York Metropolis mentioned.
Officers went to the house of a lady, described as a mom of three, on Neptune Avenue in Brooklyn earlier than 2 a.m. after receiving a 911 name from a member of the family who was fearful the mom could have harmed her youngsters, NYPD Chief of Division Kenneth Corey mentioned Monday morning at a information briefing.
Officers obtained no reply however discovered a person within the constructing who recognized himself as the daddy of one of many youngsters and expressed related considerations. He informed officers he believed the mom and the kids have been on the Coney Island boardwalk.
A member of the family referred to as police at 3:13 a.m., saying the lady had been present in a “disturbed state” on the boardwalk close to Brighton sixth Road and Riegelmann Boardwalk, police mentioned.
Corey mentioned she was discovered barefoot and soaking moist, however it’s unclear if she was moist due to rain or if she had been within the water.
The girl, 30, was discovered with different household however not her youngsters.
The youngsters — a 7-year-old boy, a 4-year-old lady and a 3½-month-old lady — have been later discovered unconscious at about 4:42 a.m. on the water’s edge at West thirty fifth Road in Coney Island, about two miles from the place the mom was discovered.
Officers started performing CPR and the kids have been taken to Coney Island Hospital, the place they have been pronounced lifeless. Their names haven’t been launched.
Police are investigating if the mom drowned the kids.
Corey mentioned the investigation is energetic and authorities are asking for witnesses to return ahead and make clear what occurred.
Based mostly on preliminary data, “there isn’t a indication of prior historical past of abuse and neglect of those youngsters,” he mentioned.
The mom was with detectives on the sixtieth Precinct stationhouse, however “to this point she has not mentioned something,” Corey mentioned.
