NEW YORK — Three young children who police found unresponsive early Monday on the beach at New York's Coney Island all died by drowning, the city's Office of Chief Medical Examiner said Tuesday.
Police detained the children's mother, who is suspected of drowning them, authorities said.
Detectives are looking into whether postpartum depression played a role in the triple slaying, the official said. Corey said the incident unfolded around 1:40 a.m., when a relative called 911 and said she was concerned that the mother was going to harm the children.Officers went to the mother's apartment in Coney Island, knocked on the door but got no answer, Corey said. While at the address, a man showed up and identified himself as the father of one of the children, who also expressed concern for the well-being of the children and told officers he believed the mother had taken them to the boardwalk.
The mother has no prior arrests or history of being emotionally disturbed, according to NYPD records. She has prior domestic incidents of harassment and aggravated harassment that did not result in charges, according to the records. While police said they are investigating whether postpartum depression played a role in the episode, Dr. Anna Yegiants, a resident physician and member of the ABC News Medical Unit, explained there is a difference between postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis.
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