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Mom accused of drowning, stabbing toddler daughters at NJ home
Naomi Elkins, 27, was arrested on Tuesday.
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Naomi Elkins, 27, was arrested Tuesday, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office announced.
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what on earth?? Her mugshot. Her expression in the mugshot. Not trying to jump to conclusions here but some sort of psychotic break?
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Elkins is being held at the Ocean County jail ahead of a detention hearing, tentaively scheduled for 9 a.m, Monday. Her first appearance will be held virtually Wednesday at 1 p.m.
Mom drowned her daughters, ages 1 and 3, at N.J. home, authorities say
Her younger daughter was 1, isn't that pretty late to experience postpartum psychosis? It could definitely be a psychotic break or other mental illness (she doesn't *look* mentally well, that's for sure) but I'm skeptical it's postpartum.
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Mom accused of drowning, stabbing toddler daughters at NJ home
Naomi Elkins, 27, was arrested on Tuesday.nypost.com
Naomi Elkins, 27, was arrested Tuesday, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office announced.
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BBMI thought this might be the case, but wanted to see what information would be released. It wipp be interesting to to see how the details unfold. Why was she left alone with the children?
Thats not what the article states- it says her husband went out of town on a business trip last month. Then goes on to state on May 24th, when she brought the kids home fron the daycare- where she WORKED, she had disturbing thoughts. Yikes, documented history of mental illness and she works at a daycare?Says her husband left a month prior for work. I wonder if the stress of "single parenting" and maintaining everything at home alone contributed to some sort of mental break. Or perhaps it was her spouse who made sure she took her medications and in his absence, she wasnt taking them? Or I wonder if prescriptions were recently switched or dosage was changed?
She looks GONE in her mugshot.
Or another possibility: maybe her attorney's statement is true but good defense attorney speak/interpretation? "...well documented history of severe mental illness" could mean "her medical records indicate she was treated 12 years ago for depression or PTSD or anxiety...."
These days you'd probably be hard-pressed to find an adult who wasn't treated for a bout of depression or anxiety at some point in their life, but I have a feeling she has more serious issues and this isn't the case but offering it as another theory just in case.
Ah OK sorry I misunderstood and took that to mean he was still away since May 24th since no mention of his return date or him in general are mentioned at all in the article or the attached LE document other than his name. My oversight. Unfortunately it's too late to edit my previous post.Thats not what the article states- it says her husband went out of town on a business trip last month. Then goes on to state on May 24th, when she brought the kids home fron the daycare- where she WORKED, she had disturbing thoughts. Yikes, documented history of mental illness and she works at a daycare?
Then the thoughts returned on June 25th, thats when she killed them. Not clear if the husband was in town/home when this happened?
I wonder how religion played a role?
No need to be sorry, it was oddly worded. I’m curious where they were living previously. They hadn’t been in that house but a few months.Ah OK sorry I misunderstood and took that to mean he was still away since May 24th since no mention of his return date or him in general are mentioned at all in the article or the attached LE document other than his name. My oversight. Unfortunately it's too late to edit my previous post.
snippedI wonder how religion played a role?
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I don't know if it played a direct role, but the ambulance service is one that serves Jewish neighborhoods. I'm not super knowledgeable about it, except my understanding is they serve communities that mainly speak Yiddish. She first called an ambulance in Brooklyn, which to me, indicates she is from one of these religious communities and perhaps is originally from Brooklyn or contacted the wrong location when she called the ambulance. Outside of those communities, people would call 911.
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The latest article posted above, says she killed them for religious purposes? Trying to decipher what that means?Yes, Lakewood NJ has a very large Orthodox Jewish population.
As a major hub of Orthodox Judaism, Lakewood is home to Beth Medrash Govoha (BMG), the largest yeshiva outside of Israel.[28]The large Orthodox population, which comprises more than half the township's population, strongly influences the township's culture[28][29] and wields considerable political clout in the township as a voting bloc.[30][31][32]
Lakewood Township is served by three emergency medical services (EMS) entities, which include Lakewood EMS (LEMS), Lakewood First Aid & Emergency Squad (LFAS) and Hatzolah EMS. The squads are all independently operated, but work together to provide emergency medical services for the township.
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The latest article posted above, says she killed them for religious purposes? Trying to decipher what that means?