Deaths of children at Coney Island beach are homicides, police say
The IndependentThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The deaths of three children on Coney Island Beach have been ruled homicides. Ms Merdy, who reportedly suffers from postpartum depression, allegedly confessed to family members that she drowned the children, the New York Post reported. Police found the bodies of three children on Coney Island Beach Ms Merdy’s boyfriend and the father of her younger child first alerted authorities around 3.30am on Monday that she was acting bizarrely. Derrick Merdy, Ms Merdy’s ex-husband, told The New York Times that he was in the middle of a custody fight to gain custody of Zachary, his biological child, and Liliana.
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