Grandmother suspected in deaths of daughter and four grandchildren in New York apartment, police say

The bodies were discovered Tuesday evening after a neighbor requested a welfare check, police said.

A 64-year-old woman found dead in her Mechanicville, New York, apartment is suspected of killing her daughter and four grandchildren, police said Thursday.

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The bodies of Amy Steadman and her daughter, Sarah Myers, 44, were discovered Tuesday evening after a neighbor requested a welfare check, saying they had not seen Steadman for some time and were concerned, Mechanicville Police Chief William Rabbitt said at a news conference.

After officers were unable to make contact with Steadman, the building’s management let them into the apartment, he said.