Mother quizzed by police after ‘drowning’ her three children near Coney Island
Three children have died and their mother is being spoken to by police after they were found unconscious on a Coney Island Beach.
Police were called to an apartment on Neptune Avenue, Brooklyn, at 1.40am after a call from a concerned family member at a different location.
They reported that they believed a woman may have harmed her three children, and officers attended but could not find the family.
At 3.15am they recieved a second call of a woman, 30, in ‘distress’ walking around barefoot on the boardwalk of Brighton Beach, Brooklyn.
She claimed that her three children were missing, before they were found unresponsive on the beach two miles away.
The children, a seven-year-old boy, four-year-old girl, and three-month-old baby sister were rushed to hospital but pronounced dead on arrival.
Police have confirmed that the woman is at the precinct, but they have not arrestsed her in connection with the deaths.
Police were called at 3.15am to reports of a woman, 30, in ‘distress’ walking around barefoot on the boardwalk of Brighton Beach, Brooklyn
She reportedly claimed that her three children were missing, before they were found unresponsive on the beach three miles away
The children, a seven-year-old boy, four-year-old girl, and three-month-old baby sister were rushed to hospital but pronounced dead on arrival
In a press conference a spokesman for the NYPD confirmed officers searched the area for 90 minutes looking for the children and their mother.
Police attended the apartment, which was unlocked, and the father of one of the children reportedly told officers he was concerned for their safety, after their mother made several statements saying she would harm them.
Officers found the mother with additional family members at aroudn 3am, and say that she was ‘soaking wet’.
They are unable to confirm if she was wet due to the rain or being submerged in the waters.
Marine and air emergency services were called in to canvass the shoreline for the three children
The father of one of the children reportedly told officers he was concerned for their safety, after their mother made several statements saying she would harm them
Police were called to an apartment on Neptune Avenue, Brooklyn, at 1.40am after a call from a concerned family member at a different location
She is currently not communicating with officers who are attempting to interview her.
Police are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information on the tragedy to come frowards.
They added that there were no known prior instances of abuse or neglect against the children.
Marine and air emergency services were called in to canvass the shoreline for the three children.
Officers attempted to perform CPR on the three children before they were rushed to hosptial befpre being pronounced dead.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.