[Professional]

This will unravel as soon as the cops begin to ask some questions, like “which house was it?”. What did they look like, etc....

Not the most rotten person in the world would do this, and yes, a person would wonder if they were criminally liable for their safety.

That said, my deepest condolences and thoughts regarding the two children. And unless the woman actually murdered the children, my heart goes out to her too, because losing a child by stupidity or negligence would be a guilt that nobody could bear. May God be holding these children now, and may they be free of pain for eternity.

[wideawake]

According to the article posted downthread, an individual identified only as "the grandfather" said that the mother spent the entire night on the doorstep of that house (presumably the one from which she was "turned away") crying for help.

In other words, that is what the "the grandfather" was told by the mother.

So, if we are to believe the family, the mother spent the entire night through the storm on a doorstep, rather than turning back to look for her children.

That, in itself, is curious.

I'd like to know more.

[Alberta's Child]

I'll withhold comment until I see all the facts in this case.

The original story that was reported the other day was that this woman drove her car or SUV through a flooded section of roadway and it crapped out on her. Considering that a big portion of Staten Island is part of the "Flood Zone A" area that was subject to evacuation orders even before the storm began, I'm wondering if she tried to leave her home long after the storm surge had already inundated the area.