Mom and toddler found dead in New Hampshire died in murder-suicide: autopsy
Theresa Braine
March 11, 2021, 4:10 PM
A New Hampshire woman and her son found dead in December died in a murder-suicide, an autopsy has confirmed.
Mercedes Tremblay, 25, and Mason Tremblay, 2, were found in their Manchester, New Hampshire condo on Dec. 14. She was on the bed and he was in his bedroom closet.
Mason Tremblay, 2, and his mother, Mercedes Tremblay, 25.
Mason Tremblay, 2, and his mother, Mercedes Tremblay, 25. (Handout/)
“Bedroom furniture had been placed against the outside of the closet door, preventing Mason from fully opening the door,” police said in a statement. “Mason’s body was found pinned in the partially open door, between the closet door and doorframe.”
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A New Hampshire mother killed her 2-year-old son by putting him in a closet and barricading the door before taking her life by shooting herself in the head, officials said.
The deaths of Mercedes Tremblay, 25, and Mason Tremblay on Dec. 14 at an apartment in Manchester have been ruled a murder-suicide, the New Hampshire attorney general’s office said in a statement Wednesday.
The mother and child were found inside an apartment at 1345 Bodwell Road. Mercedes Tremblay was found on a bed. An autopsy determined she died from a single gunshot wound to the head and the manner of death was suicide, the statement said.
Updated on March 10, 2021 at 10:30 pm
A New Hampshire woman pinned her 2-year-old son between the door and doorframe of his closet, leading to his death, before fatally shooting herself, investigators said after autopsies were conducted.
Twenty-five-year-old Mercedes Tremblay and her young son, Mason, were found dead in Manchester on Dec. 14. Wednesday, the New Hampshire Attorney General s Office provided details about their deaths, deeming Mason s a homicide. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
Police responded to a Bodwell Road apartment to find Mercedes Tremblay dead on her bed with a gunshot wound. Her son s body was found pinned behind the door of his closet, authorities said.