LAKEWOOD, N.J. -- A woman from Lakewood, New Jersey accused of drowning her young daughters in a bathtub did so for 'religious purposes,' court documents revealed. Naomi Elkins was living in a basement apartment in a two-family home with her children, 1 and 3, and husband, who was out of town when the tragedy occurred Tuesday, according to the newly-released court records. Elkins called Hatzolah Medical Service and told them she hurt her kids.
Mother said she was having 'concerning thoughts,' police sayIn an interview with police, Elkins allegedly told investigators she was having 'concerning thoughts' and spent the night praying, and the next day after work 'once she was home, she believed that she needed to kill the children for religious purposes.
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