A 30-year-old mother who refused to answer questions from police is reportedly suspected of drowning her three children in the waters off a Coney Island beach in the early hours of Monday.
A boy, 7, and two girls, ages 4 and 3 months old, were found unconscious on the sand before 5 a.m. Efforts to revive them were unsuccessful, police said.
A senior law enforcement source identified the mom to The Daily Beast as Brooklyn resident Erin Merdy. It is unclear if she yet has legal representation.
