Indiana mother allegedly drowns 2 toddlers after doing drugs, says voices told her to send them to heaven

An Indiana woman, Brittany Danielle Medina, confessed to officials that she drowned her own two children after using drugs and hearing voices in her head that told her to "send her children to heaven"1. The incident occurred on Tuesday, September 26th, in Mitchell, Indiana, where Medina was living with her two children, a 2-year-old boy and a 1-year-old girl1. The woman said she heard voices in her head at about 2:30 p.m. telling her that "she needed to send her children to heaven today or there will be someone come and take her two children and her and place them in a dark hole," according to court records. She also said the voices told her "people would torture all three until the end of their lives if she didn’t send the children to heaven today"1.

About 20 minutes later, law enforcement entered the home and went to the bathroom where Medina said the children were. The detective and a Mitchell Police officer then discovered the children’s lifeless bodies in the bathtub, appearing to have drowned1. Indiana State Police processed the crime scene, and the Lawrence County Coroner’s Office conducted autopsies on the children, which confirmed that they died from drowning1.

Medina was arrested and charged with two counts of murder and two counts of neglect of a dependent resulting in death1. She is being held without bond at the Lawrence County Jail1. The incident has sparked outrage among the public and has been seen as a violation of safety and security1.

Key facts:

• An Indiana woman, Brittany Danielle Medina, confessed to officials that she drowned her own two children after using drugs and hearing voices in her head that told her to "send her children to heaven"1.
• The incident occurred on Tuesday, September 26th, in Mitchell, Indiana, where Medina was living with her two children, a 2-year-old boy and a 1-year-old girl1.
• About 20 minutes later, law enforcement entered the home and went to the bathroom where Medina said the children were. The detective and a Mitchell Police officer then discovered the children’s lifeless bodies in the bathtub, appearing to have drowned1.
• Medina was arrested and charged with two counts of murder and two counts of neglect of a dependent resulting in death1.
• The incident has sparked outrage among the public and has been seen as a violation of safety and security1.