911 Call Details Discovery Of NJ Kids Allegedly Killed, Duct Taped By Mom

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — An emotional 911 call details the discovery of Yuhwei Chou, 36, of Skillman with her 7-year-old daughter and 10-month-old son, who were found bound by duct tape and zip-tied in their car seats in Hillsborough.

On Tuesday, Nov. 9 at 7:41 a.m., the caller reported a gray Toyota Corolla was in a ditch on Mountain View Road closer to East Mountainview Road in Hillsborough, according to the 911 call obtained by Patch.

"I have a woman who just drove off the road and I don't think she is in a very good mental state. She tied herself to the steering wheel, she has duct tape around her head," said the caller. "Can you come immediately or as fast as possible?"

The caller, who says he is a father himself, begins to break down on the call after other bystanders find the children.

"Oh no, no. Please … hurry," the caller says. "There are two other people here saying the baby is dead. Oh please hurry, please."

The caller tells the 911 dispatcher that he thinks Chou tried to kill herself and he thinks she killed the baby.

At one point he even waves off other passing motorists asking them to please drive away.

"She was asking me to cut the ties off of her arms and then I saw the duct tape around her head. And I said I don't think this is very good. I didn't realize there was a baby in the back," said the caller before he starts to cry.

As the dispatcher asks for more details, the caller breaks down.

"I'm a father of three. I can't…" said the caller.

The call lasts roughly five minutes before police arrive on the scene to take over.

Chou, 36, of Skillman, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder after her 7-year-old daughter, Samantha Ross, and 10-month-old son, Paul Ross, were bound and restrained in their car seats in Hillsborough, said Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson. Read More: Montgomery Mom Planned Killings Of 2 Kids For A Week: Report

At her court appearance, she was ordered to remain behind bars pending her trial. Her next scheduled appearance is on Dec. 20.

An autopsy was released by the medical examiner's Office on Nov. 12, which said the cause of death for both children was asphyxia by airway obstruction and the manner of death was homicide. The final autopsy report is expected following toxicology results.

Chou told police in a voluntary taped statement what led up to the killings, according to an affidavit of probable cause obtained by Patch.

Here is the timeline, according to the latest information made available Friday:

Monday, Nov. 8:

• Chou said she first drove to Wawa for lunch and then to True Value where she purchased duct tape and zip ties.
• Next, she drove to Apex Park in Hillsborough and began to duct tape Samantha's face but was spooked by a bystander in the parking lot.
• She then drove to Mountainview Road in Hillsborough and parked in a "hunting area" with a dirt driveway on the side of the road.
• She then got into the backseat and zip-tied Samantha's hands and duct-taped her and Paul's entire face.
• At around 2 p.m., she used her hands to suffocate both kids until they were dead

Tuesday, Nov. 9, at 7:41 a.m.:

• A 911 call reported a gray Toyota Corolla that left the roadway and was in a ditch on Mountain View Road in Hillsborough.
• A witness talked with Chou and saw that her hands were zip-tied to the steering wheel and could see the children in the back of the car in their car seats with their faces duct-taped and hands zip-tied.
• The witness told another witness to call 911.
• When police arrived, Chou said she zip-tied herself to the steering wheel and and duct-taped herself.
• She told police both of her children were dead.
• Chou said she has been planning the killing for about a week.

A motive has not been released, as the circumstances leading to the events which caused the deaths of the two children are under investigation by authorities.

Anyone with information on the case is asked to contact the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office Major Crimes Unit at 908-231-7100, or the Hillsborough Township Police Department at 908-369-4323 or via the STOPit app.

Information can also be provided through the Somerset County Crime Stoppers' Tip Line at 1-888-577-TIPS (8477). All anonymous STOPit reports and Crime Stopper tips will be kept confidential.

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