NYC mother killed, two young children fighting for their lives after heinous hammer attack
NYPD Chief of Patrol called the incident a 'horrific' and 'senseless act of violence'
A New York City man is in custody after brutally attacking and killing a mother with a hammer, while leaving her two young children fighting for their lives on Wednesday, according to police.
NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell described the incident during a press conference Wednesday afternoon as a "horrific" and "senseless act of violence."
At about 1:50 p.m., officers from the 72nd Precinct responded to an apartment at 52nd Street near 5th Avenue in Sunset Park.
The three victims — a 43-year-old married mother, her 5-year-old son, and 3-year-old daughter — were taken to a local hospital, where the mother was pronounced dead.
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NYPD Chief of Patrol called the incident a 'horrific' and 'senseless act of violence'
A New York City man is in custody after brutally attacking and killing a mother with a hammer, while leaving her two young children fighting for their lives on Wednesday, according to police.
NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell described the incident during a press conference Wednesday afternoon as a "horrific" and "senseless act of violence."
At about 1:50 p.m., officers from the 72nd Precinct responded to an apartment at 52nd Street near 5th Avenue in Sunset Park.
The three victims — a 43-year-old married mother, her 5-year-old son, and 3-year-old daughter — were taken to a local hospital, where the mother was pronounced dead.
NYC mother killed, two young children fighting for their lives after heinous hammer attack: police
NYPD officers arrested a man on Wednesday after he allegedly killed a 43-year-old married mother, and seriously injured her two young children, in a hammer attack.
