What you should know
- A 42-year-old woman was charged Friday in the deaths of her 5-year-old twin sons in her Bronx home, a case authorities initially attributed to a medical tragedy, saying there were no signs of foul play.
- Gloria Asamoah, who was arrested Thursday, was charged with charges of first-degree murder (for causing the death of more than one person in a single incident), two counts of second-degree murder, two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree murder.
- She was arraigned before Bronx Supreme Court Judge Brenda Rivera and remanded in preventive detention. Asamoah is due back in court on July 17.
NEW YORK — A 42-year-old woman was charged Friday in the deaths of her 5-year-old twin sons in her Bronx home, a case authorities initially attributed to a medical tragedy, saying there were no signs of foul play. move.
Gloria Asamoah, who was arrested Thursday, was charged with charges of first-degree murder (for causing the death of more than one person in a single incident), two counts of second-degree murder, two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree murder.
Gloria Asamoah pleaded not guilty to the charges. To date, she is in preventive detention without the right to bail and her lawyer requested that she be placed on suicide watch and that she continue with psychiatric treatment.
She was arraigned before Bronx Supreme Court Judge Brenda Rivera and remanded in preventive detention. Asamoah is due back in court on July 17.
“This tragedy, which occurred just before the holidays, was incredibly senseless. The young brother and sister were found together, lifeless, in their apartment. “Her mother allegedly killed these children and she will be held accountable,” said District Attorney Darcel Clark.
According to the investigation, on December 18, 2023, the accused, who lived in the apartment she shared with her children and her father, intended to cause the death of her two 5-year-old children: the boy George Kantanka and the girl Gianna. Kantanka. Initially, the defendant attributed the children’s deaths to illness, however, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled that the manner of death was homicide and the cause was asphyxiation by covering the mouth and nose, leaving visible physical injuries.
When the children were found dead
Both children were found around 11 a.m. that day at the residence located on East 175th Street between Monroe and Topping avenues in the Morris Heights neighborhood, FDNY and NYPD officials said.
First responders rushed to the residence when the twins’ mother called 911 after finding them unconscious, NYPD Deputy Chief Ben Gurley previously said. The twins were pronounced dead at the scene.
It’s not yet clear what happened to the children, but investigators said the children had been sick for several days and had been sent home from school the week before they were found. The couple stayed home from school the day they were found dead. They were said to be foaming at the mouth.
It was unclear what they were sick from and the extent of their symptoms.
The NYPD previously said there were no signs of foul play or apparent injuries on the children’s bodies. There was no history of domestic violence by anyone in the home. FDNY members also tested the air and found no signs of carbon monoxide.
The father, who was not home when the children were found, was questioned by police after rushing home from work that day. His mother had been hospitalized for shock and emotional trauma.
Information from Asamoah’s attorney was not immediately clear.
2024-04-12 18:45:42
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