Mom Dead, Kids Fighting for Their Lives After ‘Brutal’ Brooklyn Hammer Attack

A suspect has been arrested after a 43-year-old mother was beaten to death and her young children severely injured in a hammer attack in their Brooklyn apartment.

Police did not release the names of the victims or the suspect. All three victims were rushed to Lutheran Hospital by ambulance, but the mother did not survive. The children, a 3-year-old girl and a 5-year-old boy, were still in critical condition, WNBC said.

Police said the mother and the attacker got into an argument inside the 2nd floor apartment before the man bludgeoned her and the children. Investigators called the attack “brutal.”

New York Police Chief of Patrol John Chell said the man and his 9-year-old son lived in one room in the apartment, and the mother and her children lived in another room. Police don’t believe they were related.

Chell said the suspect was taken into custody as he exited the building covered in blood, Fox News said. The hammer was recovered.

The chief said the two children are fighting for their lives.

“I think I can speak for all the officers when I can say our community, our prayers are with this family at this time,” Chell said.

For the latest true crime and justice news, subscribe to the ‘Crime Stories with Nancy Grace’ podcast.

[Featured image: NY Police hold a news conference about the hammer attack that killed a Brooklyn mother and critically injured her children. One of the officers holds a photograph of the hammer/WNBC screenshot]

!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?
n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;
n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version=’2.0′;n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;
t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,
document,’script’,’
fbq(‘init’, ‘249856382045099’);
fbq(‘track’, “PageView”);

You May Also Like

Austin Metcalf Murder Case: Judge Targeted in Doxxing Calls After Lowering Accused Track Star Killer’s Bail, Prompting FBI Investigation

Someone has reportedly targeted a Texas judge who reduced the $1 million…

Teen Girl Vanishes From Same Group Home as Sex Trafficking Victim Found With 62-Year-Old Man

The search continues for a 13-year-old girl who vanished from a Michigan…

Alleged poison mushroom killer Erin Patterson is cleared of three attempted murders against her estranged husband Simon

Accused triple-murderer Erin Patterson has been cleared of three allegations of attempted murder…

Kansas City Paramedic Stabbed to Death by Patient Inside Ambulance

A Missouri fire department paramedic was stabbed to death early Sunday by…