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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrea Cavallier

New Jersey mother says she drowned her children in a bathtub for ‘religious purposes’

Ocean County Department of Corrections

A New Jersey mother accused of drowning her two young daughters in a bathtub said she carried out the horrific killings for “religious purposes,” new court documents revealed.

Naomi Elkins, 27, was living in a basement apartment in Lakewood with her children, ages 1 and 3, and her husband, who was out of state on business on June 25, when the tragedy happened.

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