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PHILADELPHIA - A Pennsylvania mother is facing charges after investigators say she stabbed her husband and 3-year-old son to death at a popular Pocono Mountains resort.
What we know:
Officers from the Pocono Township Police Department were called to Great Wolf Lodge just after 3 p.m. Monday after 27-year-old Metallica Harrison reported stabbing her husband, Charles Harrison, and their 3-year-old son to death in their hotel room.
According to court documents, Harrison allegedly told dispatchers that "she needed help dying." Officers responded to the hotel room and encountered Harrison in the doorway with self-inflicted stab wounds.
Harrison was transported to St. Lukes Hospital's Monroe County Campus for treatment. While in the ambulance, investigators say Harrison inquired with paramedics about ways to inflict self-harm.
"[Harrison] further stated, ‘Every day, I work so hard to be the best person, the best mother, the best wife. It wasn’t supposed to end like this. I was supposed to have my happy family. That's what I envisioned since I was a child'," a criminal complaint detailed.
Harrison has been charged with two counts of criminal homicide.
Dig deeper:
Investigators learned that Harrison and her family checked into the Great Wolf Lodge on September 21 and extended their reservation to October 5, with a check-out date scheduled for October 13.
The investigation discovered that the family last entered their hotel room together on Sunday just before 7 p.m. About an hour later, Harrison exited the room to use a microwave in the vending machine area and returned moments later.
Later that night, Metallica and Charles Harrison exited the room and went to the arcade, returning to the room after less than an hour. This was the last time police believe anyone entered or exited the room before the deadly stabbing.
What you can do:
The family of Charles Harrison has started a GoFundMe campaign with the goal of raising $5k to help cover funeral costs.
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"[Charles] meant so much to our family, and the pain of losing both him and my nephew so unexpectedly is hard to put into words," the GoFundMe page reads.
The Source: Information provided by court records.