Charges could be filed as soon as Tuesday against the Brooklyn mother who is accused of drowning her three children.
Police say Erin Merdy told her family members she drowned her children but won't speak to investigators.NYPD Chief of Department Kenneth E. Corey gives an update on the deaths of 3 children found on a beach in Coney Island.A medical examiner on Tuesday said the three kids died by drowning, and their deaths were ruled a homicide.
The lifeless bodies of her three kids -- identified as 7-year-old Zachary Merdy, 4-year-old Lilana Merdy, and 3-month-old Oliver Bondarev -- were found on the shoreline of a Coney Island beach after an extensive search. Officers then began to canvas the boardwalk and surrounding area for any sign of the mother or children.
The children were found at the water's edge shortly after 4:30 a.m. on a quiet section of beach about 13 blocks from the stadium where the Brooklyn Cyclones minor league baseball team plays.Erin Merdy has prior incidents of harassment and aggravated harassment that did not result in charges, but she has no prior arrests or a history of being emotionally disturbed.
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