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MOUNT HOPE, The Bronx (WABC) -- A young parent is being charged successful the decease of her 2 children who were recovered dormant successful a Bronx household structure Saturday evening.
The boys, ages 3 years aged and 11 months old, were recovered with aggregate stab wounds submerged underwater successful a tub with apparel implicit their bodies, according to police.
Neighbors who unrecorded down the hallway accidental they heard the mates arguing and screaming Friday night. The begetter of the 11-month-old lad allegedly slept successful a car extracurricular of the flat aft that argument.
Officers archetypal responded to a 911 telephone to the third-floor flat connected Echo Place wherever they recovered 22-year-old Dimone Fleming wrong naked, acting erratically portion trying to pain things successful the kitchen, according to police.
Frances Pimemtel crossed paths with the parent extracurricular earlier the call, and says Fleming was repeatedly saying 'what I did.'
Officers were told the woman's 2 children were with their father, truthful they took the pistillate to the infirmary for evaluation.
The begetter heard what happened and rushed into the flat wherever helium allegedly recovered the children successful the tub nether a heap of clothes.
Neighbors heard the begetter screaming for assistance and called 911 again.
"He was screaming hysterically," neighbour Shannon Holyfield said. "He was screaming, 'Help me!' And I came and opened my doorway and I spot him coming down the hallway with the 2 boys successful his arms. They were dead, they were dead. There was humor everywhere."
Officers and different household subordinate attempted to resuscitate the boys, who were rushed to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital wherever they were declared dead.
Detectives judge the pistillate fatally stabbed her children successful the cervix and torso, though an autopsy volition find if they died from those wounds oregon from drowning.
NYPD clasp update connected stabbing deaths:
"It's thing that they are going to person to unrecorded with and deliberation astir about apt for the remainder of their lives," NYPD Deputy Chief Louis De Ceglie said. "We person precise experienced constabulary officers. I deliberation they are the best. They are capable to grip and header with immoderate situation."
A memorial was started extracurricular the structure Sunday greeting successful representation of the 2 young victims. Friends and household are rallying astir the father. He said helium is not acceptable to talk, but says helium does privation the information retired determination arsenic the parent of the kids undergoes a psychiatric exam.
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