Coney Island tragedy: mother sentenced to 20-to-life for drowning her three children
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A New York mother, Erin Merdy, pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree murder for drowning her three children—ages 7, 4, and 3 months—at Coney Island in September 2022 and was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison; prosecutors said she took the trio to the beach after midnight and left their bodies along the shoreline, with family and authorities discovering them days later as relatives expressed heartbreak and the court emphasized accountability.
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