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Cops: Grandmother Poisoned Daughter, 4 Grandchildren
Newser • • nation
Key Points:
- Police in Mechanicville, New York, discovered six relatives dead in an apartment following neighbors' concerns, with 64-year-old Amy Steadman suspected of intentionally poisoning her adult daughter and four grandchildren.
- The victims include Steadman's 44-year-old daughter Sarah Myers and Myers' children aged 13, 11, and 10-year-old twins; evidence found at the scene included a handwritten note and a large quantity of over-the-counter medications.
- Police Chief William Rabbitt indicated no outside involvement and did not disclose a motive; the children were not enrolled in public school.
- The children's father, Brady Harmon from Salt Lake City, had been seeking custody or visitation for six years and was days away from taking them to Utah for the summer.
- The investigation into the incident remains active.
