Coney Island, Brooklyn
Mother Charged With Murder After Three Children Drowned
Reported Sep 12 at 3:30 AM · Updated Sep 14 at 3:41 PM · 1.1M Viewed
Summary
UPDATE: According to the NYPD, the mother of the three children who drowned in Coney Island on Monday has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder.
30-year-old Erin Merdy is facing three charges for each victim; murder with intent, murder with depraved indifference to human life, and second-degree murder of a child under 11 years old.
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Three young siblings were pronounced dead Monday morning after being found unresponsive on the shore in Coney Island, NYPD officials said.
The mother of the children, who was found 2 miles away and was not being communicative, is being held at the station, [police said at a briefing](https://twitter.com/NYPDnews/status/1569295320999432192).
The three-hour search effort began after police responded to a 911 call from an individual concerned that a family member could have harmed the children. After responding to the apartment, police learned that the mother and children may have gone to the boardwalk.
The search involved police canvassing the streets, boardwalk, and beaches, and searches from the air and sea.
Officers found the mother with family members, but not the children, near Brighton 6th Street and Riegelman Boardwalk.
The search intensified, and at approximately 4:42 a.m., the three victims were found unresponsive at the water's edge near West 35th Street in Coney Island. Police were not able to revive them, and they were pronounced dead at an area hospital.
The victims were a boy, 7, a girl, 4, and a girl, approximately 3-and-a-half months old.
Police said at a press conference that the mother was at the station but was "not in custody." She was still not being cooperative with police.
The NYPD is asking anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS.
UPDATE: According to the NYPD, the mother of the three children who drowned in Coney Island on Monday has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder.
30-year-old Erin Merdy is facing three charges for each victim; murder with intent, murder with depraved indifference to human life, and second-degree murder of a child under 11 years old.
**FULL STORY**
Three young siblings were pronounced dead Monday morning after being found unresponsive on the shore in Coney Island, NYPD officials said.
The mother of the children, who was found 2 miles away and was not being communicative, is being held at the station, [police said at a briefing](https://twitter.com/NYPDnews/status/1569295320999432192).
The three-hour search effort began after police responded to a 911 call from an individual concerned that a family member could have harmed the children. After responding to the apartment, police learned that the mother and children may have gone to the boardwalk.
The search involved police canvassing the streets, boardwalk, and beaches, and searches from the air and sea.
Officers found the mother with family members, but not the children, near Brighton 6th Street and Riegelman Boardwalk.
The search intensified, and at approximately 4:42 a.m., the three victims were found unresponsive at the water's edge near West 35th Street in Coney Island. Police were not able to revive them, and they were pronounced dead at an area hospital.
The victims were a boy, 7, a girl, 4, and a girl, approximately 3-and-a-half months old.
Police said at a press conference that the mother was at the station but was "not in custody." She was still not being cooperative with police.
The NYPD is asking anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS.
UPDATE: According to the NYPD, the mother of the three children who drowned in Coney Island on Monday has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder.
30-year-old Erin Merdy is facing three charges for each victim; murder with intent, murder with depraved indifference to human life, and second-degree murder of a child under 11 years old.
**FULL STORY**
Three young siblings were pronounced dead Monday morning after being found unresponsive on the shore in Coney Island, NYPD officials said.
The mother of the children, who was found 2 miles away and was not being communicative, is being held at the station, [police said at a briefing](https://twitter.com/NYPDnews/status/1569295320999432192).
The three-hour search effort began after police responded to a 911 call from an individual concerned that a family member could have harmed the children. After responding to the apartment, police learned that the mother and children may have gone to the boardwalk.
The search involved police canvassing the streets, boardwalk, and beaches, and searches from the air and sea.
Officers found the mother with family members, but not the children, near Brighton 6th Street and Riegelman Boardwalk.
The search intensified, and at approximately 4:42 a.m., the three victims were found unresponsive at the water's edge near West 35th Street in Coney Island. Police were not able to revive them, and they were pronounced dead at an area hospital.
The victims were a boy, 7, a girl, 4, and a girl, approximately 3-and-a-half months old.
Police said at a press conference that the mother was at the station but was "not in custody." She was still not being cooperative with police.
The NYPD is asking anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS.
UPDATE: According to the NYPD, the mother of the three children who drowned in Coney Island on Monday has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder.
30-year-old Erin Merdy is facing three charges for each victim; murder with intent, murder with depraved indifference to human life, and second-degree murder of a child under 11 years old.
**FULL STORY**
Three young siblings were pronounced dead Monday morning after being found unresponsive on the shore in Coney Island, NYPD officials said.
The mother of the children, who was found 2 miles away and was not being communicative, is being held at the station, [police said at a briefing](https://twitter.com/NYPDnews/status/1569295320999432192).
The three-hour search effort began after police responded to a 911 call from an individual concerned that a family member could have harmed the children. After responding to the apartment, police learned that the mother and children may have gone to the boardwalk.
The search involved police canvassing the streets, boardwalk, and beaches, and searches from the air and sea.
Officers found the mother with family members, but not the children, near Brighton 6th Street and Riegelman Boardwalk.
The search intensified, and at approximately 4:42 a.m., the three victims were found unresponsive at the water's edge near West 35th Street in Coney Island. Police were not able to revive them, and they were pronounced dead at an area hospital.
The victims were a boy, 7, a girl, 4, and a girl, approximately 3-and-a-half months old.
Police said at a press conference that the mother was at the station but was "not in custody." She was still not being cooperative with police.
The NYPD is asking anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS.
UPDATE: According to the NYPD, the mother of the three children who drowned in Coney Island on Monday has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder.
30-year-old Erin Merdy is facing three charges for each victim; murder with intent, murder with depraved indifference to human life, and second-degree murder of a child under 11 years old.
**FULL STORY**
Three young siblings were pronounced dead Monday morning after being found unresponsive on the shore in Coney Island, NYPD officials said.
The mother of the children, who was found 2 miles away and was not being communicative, is being held at the station, [police said at a briefing](https://twitter.com/NYPDnews/status/1569295320999432192).
The three-hour search effort began after police responded to a 911 call from an individual concerned that a family member could have harmed the children. After responding to the apartment, police learned that the mother and children may have gone to the boardwalk.
The search involved police canvassing the streets, boardwalk, and beaches, and searches from the air and sea.
Officers found the mother with family members, but not the children, near Brighton 6th Street and Riegelman Boardwalk.
The search intensified, and at approximately 4:42 a.m., the three victims were found unresponsive at the water's edge near West 35th Street in Coney Island. Police were not able to revive them, and they were pronounced dead at an area hospital.
The victims were a boy, 7, a girl, 4, and a girl, approximately 3-and-a-half months old.
Police said at a press conference that the mother was at the station but was "not in custody." She was still not being cooperative with police.
The NYPD is asking anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS.
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The mother of the three children that drowned in Coney Island on Monday has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder, police announced today.
Police said at a press conference that three young children died after being found at the water’s edge in Coney Island this morning, following an intense three hour search effort. Police found the victims at approximately 4:42 a.m. after a search for the children and their mother which began at approximately 1:40 a.m., in response to a 911 call from a concerned family member that the children had been harmed by another family member at the apartment. After receiving a tip that they were at the boardwalk, police canvassed the boardwalk, streets, and beaches. Police located the mother at Brighton 6th Street and Riegelman Boardwalk. She was accompanied by other family members but not the children, officials said. That set off a more intense search involving Aviation and Harbor unit. At 4:42 a.m. police found a boy, girl, and baby girl at the water’s edge near West 35th Street, approximately 2 miles from where the mother was found. Despite life-saving measures including CPR, the children could not be resuscitated, and they were pronounced dead at an area hospital. They were ages 7, 4, and 3 months old. The mother was taken in for questioning but has not been charged with crimes. Police said she was at the station but not in custody. Officials are asking anyone with information about what transpired to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS.
Updates from CBS and NBC indicate that all three children were pronounced dead after lifesaving care was attempted.
Police state all three children are now at a hospital.
EMS advises that there is a fourth patient, though their age and condition is unclear.
Police report they have one person detained at 6th St and Boardwalk.
The mother of the three children that drowned in Coney Island on Monday has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder, police announced today.
Police said at a press conference that three young children died after being found at the water’s edge in Coney Island this morning, following an intense three hour search effort. Police found the victims at approximately 4:42 a.m. after a search for the children and their mother which began at approximately 1:40 a.m., in response to a 911 call from a concerned family member that the children had been harmed by another family member at the apartment. After receiving a tip that they were at the boardwalk, police canvassed the boardwalk, streets, and beaches. Police located the mother at Brighton 6th Street and Riegelman Boardwalk. She was accompanied by other family members but not the children, officials said. That set off a more intense search involving Aviation and Harbor unit. At 4:42 a.m. police found a boy, girl, and baby girl at the water’s edge near West 35th Street, approximately 2 miles from where the mother was found. Despite life-saving measures including CPR, the children could not be resuscitated, and they were pronounced dead at an area hospital. They were ages 7, 4, and 3 months old. The mother was taken in for questioning but has not been charged with crimes. Police said she was at the station but not in custody. Officials are asking anyone with information about what transpired to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS.
Updates from CBS and NBC indicate that all three children were pronounced dead after lifesaving care was attempted.
Police state all three children are now at a hospital.
EMS advises that there is a fourth patient, though their age and condition is unclear.
Police report they have one person detained at 6th St and Boardwalk.
The mother of the three children that drowned in Coney Island on Monday has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder, police announced today.
Police said at a press conference that three young children died after being found at the water’s edge in Coney Island this morning, following an intense three hour search effort. Police found the victims at approximately 4:42 a.m. after a search for the children and their mother which began at approximately 1:40 a.m., in response to a 911 call from a concerned family member that the children had been harmed by another family member at the apartment. After receiving a tip that they were at the boardwalk, police canvassed the boardwalk, streets, and beaches. Police located the mother at Brighton 6th Street and Riegelman Boardwalk. She was accompanied by other family members but not the children, officials said. That set off a more intense search involving Aviation and Harbor unit. At 4:42 a.m. police found a boy, girl, and baby girl at the water’s edge near West 35th Street, approximately 2 miles from where the mother was found. Despite life-saving measures including CPR, the children could not be resuscitated, and they were pronounced dead at an area hospital. They were ages 7, 4, and 3 months old. The mother was taken in for questioning but has not been charged with crimes. Police said she was at the station but not in custody. Officials are asking anyone with information about what transpired to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS.
Updates from CBS and NBC indicate that all three children were pronounced dead after lifesaving care was attempted.
Police state all three children are now at a hospital.
EMS advises that there is a fourth patient, though their age and condition is unclear.
Police report they have one person detained at 6th St and Boardwalk.
The mother of the three children that drowned in Coney Island on Monday has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder, police announced today.
Police said at a press conference that three young children died after being found at the water’s edge in Coney Island this morning, following an intense three hour search effort. Police found the victims at approximately 4:42 a.m. after a search for the children and their mother which began at approximately 1:40 a.m., in response to a 911 call from a concerned family member that the children had been harmed by another family member at the apartment. After receiving a tip that they were at the boardwalk, police canvassed the boardwalk, streets, and beaches. Police located the mother at Brighton 6th Street and Riegelman Boardwalk. She was accompanied by other family members but not the children, officials said. That set off a more intense search involving Aviation and Harbor unit. At 4:42 a.m. police found a boy, girl, and baby girl at the water’s edge near West 35th Street, approximately 2 miles from where the mother was found. Despite life-saving measures including CPR, the children could not be resuscitated, and they were pronounced dead at an area hospital. They were ages 7, 4, and 3 months old. The mother was taken in for questioning but has not been charged with crimes. Police said she was at the station but not in custody. Officials are asking anyone with information about what transpired to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS.
Updates from CBS and NBC indicate that all three children were pronounced dead after lifesaving care was attempted.
Police state all three children are now at a hospital.
EMS advises that there is a fourth patient, though their age and condition is unclear.
Police report they have one person detained at 6th St and Boardwalk.
The mother of the three children that drowned in Coney Island on Monday has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder, police announced today.
Police said at a press conference that three young children died after being found at the water’s edge in Coney Island this morning, following an intense three hour search effort. Police found the victims at approximately 4:42 a.m. after a search for the children and their mother which began at approximately 1:40 a.m., in response to a 911 call from a concerned family member that the children had been harmed by another family member at the apartment. After receiving a tip that they were at the boardwalk, police canvassed the boardwalk, streets, and beaches. Police located the mother at Brighton 6th Street and Riegelman Boardwalk. She was accompanied by other family members but not the children, officials said. That set off a more intense search involving Aviation and Harbor unit. At 4:42 a.m. police found a boy, girl, and baby girl at the water’s edge near West 35th Street, approximately 2 miles from where the mother was found. Despite life-saving measures including CPR, the children could not be resuscitated, and they were pronounced dead at an area hospital. They were ages 7, 4, and 3 months old. The mother was taken in for questioning but has not been charged with crimes. Police said she was at the station but not in custody. Officials are asking anyone with information about what transpired to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS.
Updates from CBS and NBC indicate that all three children were pronounced dead after lifesaving care was attempted.
Police state all three children are now at a hospital.
EMS advises that there is a fourth patient, though their age and condition is unclear.
Police report they have one person detained at 6th St and Boardwalk.
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