This ISHT happened up over the weekend. I'm beyond sick to read this:
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Woman throws self, twins into river; infant body believed to be victim's
HASTINGS, Minn. (AP) — Boaters found the body of a young child in the Mississippi River, and authorities said it appeared to be a 14-month-old boy allegedly thrown into the river by his mother.
Sheriff Don Gudmundson said Monday that authorities were working to confirm it was the body of
Sincere Understanding Allah.
Boaters found the body Sunday evening just off an island in the river, between the St. Paul suburbs of Inver Grove Heights and St. Paul Park.
Police have said the boy's mother,
Naomi Gaines, 24, of St. Paul, dropped him and his twin brother,
Supreme Knowledge Allah, 75 feet into the river from a downtown bridge on Friday and then jumped in after them.
Bystanders pulled Gaines and one of the boys to shore. Both are expected to recover; police have arrested Gaines.
The sheriff said the body was recovered 11 to 12 miles downstream from the bridge. He said the body was swept that far downstream because the river is about 4 feet higher and the current is faster than usual due to recent heavy rains.
Investigators spoke with Gaines throughout Friday night and Saturday. Police Cmdr. Brian Coyle said Gaines was clear-headed, but he would not discuss what she told police.
Gaines' sister, Phyllis Chew, said Gaines "has always been a very caring mother who has experienced continuous and emotional distress over a long period of time."
Tony Saley of La Crosse, Wis., jumped into the river on Friday after hearing a splash.
He first grabbed the woman. "She didn't resist at all, she just screamed," Saley said. He said he couldn't make out what she said.
Then he found one baby with his head slightly under the water. He let the woman go, and brought the baby back to shore.
"I hope the child is taken away and put in a good home where it won't ever have to worry about that again," Saley said on Sunday.
This pix is a covered body of one of the babypeople.