Mother With AIDS Plunges to Death in Hudson River
A woman with the virus that causes AIDS apparently drowned herself in the Hudson River after trying to trick her 7-year-old son into jumping in with her, police said.
The mother, Milagros Martinez, 31, stripped down to her pantyhose on the pier in Greenwich Village on Thursday, said Sgt. Tina Mohrmann.
She also took off her son’s socks and shoes, telling him he had to save her, the Daily News reported.
When she jumped and didn’t surface, the child stood on the pier, calling out, “I want to go with Mommy,” officers said.
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