@yass.unitedstates: Erin Merdy was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to murdering her three children by drowning them at Brighton Beach in 2022. Prosecutors said she took her children into the water and later left the scene before they were found unresponsive. The case drew national attention, with her family citing severe postpartum depression and mental health struggles. Officials said no sentence can undo the loss of the children, and the case has sparked broader debate about mental health and child protection systems. #brooklyn #mom #murder #children #brightonbeach