Waterford mom tried to kill family via carbon monoxide poisoning but kids survived

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A 37-year-old Waterford woman who died of carbon monoxide poisoning was trying to kill her family when she gave her four children sedatives, then had them sleep in a van parked in their garage with the motor running, authorities said Tuesday.

An autopsy concluded that Shanda Yenglin's death was a suicide, Oakland County Medical Examiner Dr. L.J. Dragovic told iDetroitOnline.com.

"She was setting in place a plan to kill herself and all her children," Waterford Township police Chief Daniel McCaw said at a news conference.

Boys ages 10 and 11 and girls ages 13 and 14 were rushed to hospitals Monday morning and were expected to recover.

Sometime Sunday night, Yenglin gave the children milkshakes laced with sleeping pills and pain relief drugs, set the house's thermostat to 53 degrees and told them to sleep in the van in the garage to stay warm, McCaw said.

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