Brooklyn Mother Sentenced to 20 Years for Drowning Her Children at Coney Island

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Brooklyn Mother Sentenced to 20 Years for Drowning Her Children at Coney Island
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A Brooklyn mother, Erin Merdy, 34, pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree murder and was sentenced to 20 years to life after drowning her three children — Zachary (7), Liliana (4), and Oliver (3 months) — in the Atlantic off Coney Island in 2022, amid a bitter custody dispute with her ex-husband; authorities recovered the bodies and the case highlighted allegations of neglect and a failed child-protection response.

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