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Mother who drowned her three kids on Coney Island beach sentenced

The evidence against Erin Merdy included video showing her walking toward the ocean with the children

The Independent UK · May 20

Coney Island mother facing multiple murder counts in drownings of 3 kids, officials say

NEW YORK — A Coney Island mother was indicted in the drowning deaths of her young children in a seaside triple homicide, the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office confirmed Tuesday.

Tribune News Service · Sep 21, 2022

Father of girl drowned at Coney Island with her siblings says mom accused of killing them was no monster

The troubled woman accused of drowning her own children in the waters off Coney Island is no monster, said the father of one of the kids at a touching sendoff Monday.

Tribune News Service · Sep 20, 2022

Mom charged with drowning 3 kids near famed NY boardwalk

A New York City mom accused of drowning her three children in the Atlantic Ocean has been charged with murder

The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2022

Police say the deaths of three children found at Coney Island beach are homicides

Zachary Merdy, seven, Liliana Stephen, four, and three-month-old Oliver Bondarev drowned, the New York City medical examiner confirmed

The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2022

Coney Island mom faced eviction, financial and mental health strife before drowning deaths of her 3 young kids

NEW YORK — The troubled Brooklyn mom suspected of drowning her three small children in the ocean off Coney Island remained inside a psychiatric facility Tuesday, with a police source describing her as “incoherent” when taken into custody.

Tribune News Service · Sep 13, 2022

Football coach of boy drowned with siblings at Coney Island recalls hungry child, indifferent mother

NEW YORK — The head football coach of the oldest child suspected to have been drowned by his mother on Coney Island Beach recalled picking the hungry boy up for practices — and a disinterested mother who rarely attended games.

Tribune News Service · Sep 13, 2022

Coney Island mom faced eviction, financial and mental health strife before drowning deaths of her three young kids

NEW YORK — The Brooklyn mom suspected of drowning her three small children at Coney Island Beach was months behind on her rent and facing eviction from their apartment, court documents show.

Tribune News Service · Sep 13, 2022

Disturbed mom of Coney Island kids found dying told family she drowned them: ‘She was struggling’

NEW YORK — Three young children died after they were found alone on Coney Island Beach early Monday — and their mother is suspected of drowning them, police sources said.

Tribune News Service · Sep 13, 2022