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    Lakewood mother kills her children for “religious purposes”

    By Charly Schultz,

    4 days ago

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    There is new information, as of Friday morning, on the Lakewood, New Jersey mother who has been charged with the murder of her two young daughters.

    Naomi Elkins says she committed the murders for “religious purposes.”

    According to court documents, Elkins said she started having what she called, “concerning thoughts” back on Monday, and prayed all night.

    Tuesday is when she decided she believed she needed to kill them.

    She is being held in the Ocean County jail as of Friday morning, with a detention hearing scheduled for Monday.

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