The despondent migrant mother who dedicated suicide at a Queens homeless shelter “felt like she was alone,” a good friend stated Tuesday.
The pal — talking outdoors the Hollis Household Shelter, the place the 32-year-old mom of two hanged herself from a bathe rod with an electrical twine — stated, “There are individuals who form of get despair.
“She felt like she was alone,” the person stated.
The good friend, who stated he knew the lady from again in Colombia, confirmed up on the shelter together with her 15-year-old son.
“I’ve been right here for 5 months,” the stricken boy stated. “The reality, is I don’t wish to communicate.”
The good friend stated the teenager could be staying with pals. It’s unclear the place his 7-year-old sister is.
The lifeless lady had lived within the shelter since Could together with her teenage son and younger daughter. Her husband by no means made it throughout the border with them regardless of repeated makes an attempt, NBC 4 reported.
The kids’s father was searching for assist to come back to the US to bury his spouse and convey his children again to Colombia, Univision reported.
“You all the time noticed her alone together with her two youngsters, within the park or sitting right here, sitting together with her two youngsters,” a feminine good friend instructed the tv station.
The good friend additionally stated the mom by no means appeared unhappy, noting “one other lady who knew her stated she all the time talked, would say whats up, how are you.”
Mayor Eric Adams stated Tuesday that the town has launched an investigation into the lady’s passing, saying all deaths in metropolis amenities are routinely probed.
The lady’s physique was discovered by a staffer on the facility round 2:30 p.m. Sunday, legislation enforcement sources stated.
NYC Mayor Eric Adams stated the town launched an investigation into the lady's demise.
The deceased mom had lived within the Hollis Household shelter since Could together with her teenage son and younger daughter.
Adams says her youngsters “are within the palms of the right care they want.”
Further reporting by Larry Celona
If you're combating suicidal ideas or are experiencing a psychological well being disaster and stay in New York Metropolis, you possibly can name 1-888-NYC-WELL without cost and confidential disaster counseling. In case you stay outdoors the 5 boroughs, you possibly can dial the 24/7 Nationwide Suicide Prevention hotline at 988 or go to SuicidePreventionLifeline.org.
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