Woman charged with murder after 2 children found dead inside a house in New Jersey, police say

LAKEWOOD, N.J. — A woman is facing multiple charges after her children were found dead inside a house in Lakewood, New Jersey.

The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office announced that Naomi Elkins, 27, has been charged with two counts of murder, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and unlawful possession of a weapon, in connection with the deaths of her children on Tuesday.

Lakewood Police Department officers were called to a house just before 5 p.m. First responders were already there trying to save two children, according to WPIX. Both were pronounced dead at the scene, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office said.

Prosecutors said that the children, ages 1 and 3, had been stabbed and were drowned, WPIX reported.

Further investigation found that Elkins was allegedly responsible for the deaths, prosecutors said. She was eventually arrested.

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