03-02-2011, 09:02 AM
Another POS mother!
Associated Press
WATERFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- A 37-year-old Detroit-area woman who died of carbon monoxide poisoning was trying to kill her family when she gave her four children sedatives, then had them sleep in a van parked in their garage with the motor running, authorities said Tuesday.
An autopsy concluded that Shanda Yenglin's death was a suicide, Oakland County Medical Examiner Dr. L.J. Dragovic told The Associated Press.
"She was setting in place a plan to kill herself and all her children," Waterford Township police Chief Daniel McCaw said at a news conference.
Boys ages 10 and 11 and girls ages 13 and 14 were rushed to hospitals Monday morning. The girls were released to their foster parents, while the boys were expected to be released soon, McCaw said.
Sometime Sunday night, Yenglin gave the children milkshakes laced with sleeping pills and pain relief drugs, set the house's thermostat to 53 degrees and told them to sleep in the van in the garage to stay warm, McCaw said.
He said she left a suicide note on the dashboard of the van.
"It appears she was depressed," McCaw said.
She also left a bowl of cat food overflowing inside the home to feed their cat, he said.
According to the chief, the 14-year-old girl became sick from the milkshake and went back into a bedroom, and her 13-year-old sister woke up cold in the morning and went into the house to get a blanket.
When the 13-year-old returned and found her mother lying on the garage floor, she ran back inside, woke her sister and called 911, McCaw said.
Oakland Circuit Court records show that Yenglin had a history of abuse and neglect of her children and lost temporary custody of them. The children were visiting her Sunday.
The case is a "sad and tragic situation," McCaw said. "These children loved their mom."
Associated Press
WATERFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- A 37-year-old Detroit-area woman who died of carbon monoxide poisoning was trying to kill her family when she gave her four children sedatives, then had them sleep in a van parked in their garage with the motor running, authorities said Tuesday.
An autopsy concluded that Shanda Yenglin's death was a suicide, Oakland County Medical Examiner Dr. L.J. Dragovic told The Associated Press.
"She was setting in place a plan to kill herself and all her children," Waterford Township police Chief Daniel McCaw said at a news conference.
Boys ages 10 and 11 and girls ages 13 and 14 were rushed to hospitals Monday morning. The girls were released to their foster parents, while the boys were expected to be released soon, McCaw said.
Sometime Sunday night, Yenglin gave the children milkshakes laced with sleeping pills and pain relief drugs, set the house's thermostat to 53 degrees and told them to sleep in the van in the garage to stay warm, McCaw said.
He said she left a suicide note on the dashboard of the van.
"It appears she was depressed," McCaw said.
She also left a bowl of cat food overflowing inside the home to feed their cat, he said.
According to the chief, the 14-year-old girl became sick from the milkshake and went back into a bedroom, and her 13-year-old sister woke up cold in the morning and went into the house to get a blanket.
When the 13-year-old returned and found her mother lying on the garage floor, she ran back inside, woke her sister and called 911, McCaw said.
Oakland Circuit Court records show that Yenglin had a history of abuse and neglect of her children and lost temporary custody of them. The children were visiting her Sunday.
The case is a "sad and tragic situation," McCaw said. "These children loved their mom."