Important Takeaways:

• A New York City man is in custody after brutally attacking and killing a mother with a hammer, while leaving her two young children fighting for their lives on Wednesday, according to police.
• When the officers arrived, they quickly apprehended the suspect who was trying to walk out of the building and placed him under arrest.
• Chell said the suspect had blood all over his body at the time of his arrest.
• The three victims — a 43-year-old married mother, her 5-year-old son, and 3-year-old daughter — were taken to a local hospital, where the mother was pronounced dead.
• The mother and her two children occupied a room in the three-room apartment. The suspect and his 9-year-old son occupied another room, while a third person occupied the third room.

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