Police on Thursday said they discovered the decomposing bodies of a woman and child in a Brooklyn apartment after being alerted to a foul odor emanating from it.
NYPD officials said officers responded to a 911 call around 2 p.m. Wednesday and went to the apartment, which is located on Dumont Avenue at NYCHA’s Unity Plaza complex in Brownsville.
After gaining entry, police said they found a 33-year-old woman and 7-year-old boy unconscious inside. Emergency medical workers pronounced both of them dead at the scene.
Officials said they were still investigating the pair’s relationship and the circumstances of their deaths. Police officers were present at the building Thursday morning.
The city medical examiner’s office was also working to determine their causes of death, according to the NYPD.
This is a developing story based on preliminary information from police and has been updated with additional information.
