Grand Jury To Rule On Case Involving Montgomery Mom Accused Of Killing Her 2 Kids

MONTGOMERY, NJ — The Somerset County Grand Jury will now be reviewing the case involving a Montgomery mother accused of duct-taping and zip-tying her 7-year-old daughter and 10-month-old son before suffocating them to death.

Yuhwei Chou, 36, of Skillman made her virtual appearance before Superior Court Judge Peter Tober on Monday morning.

The short hearing ultimately was referred to the grand jury to decide whether or not to indict on the charges of two counts of first-degree murder of her seven-year-old daughter Samantha Ross and 10-month-old son Paul Ross.

The grand jury proceedings are confidential and not open to the public.

In the meantime, Chou has been remanded to the Somerset County Jail until the grand jury makes a decision.

Once the grand jury decides, a scheduled date for her arraignment will be made about two weeks after the case is indicted, according to a court secretary.

On Tuesday, Nov. 9, at 7:41 a.m., a 911 call reported a disabled motor vehicle that had left the roadway on Mountain View Road in Hillsborough. Read More: 911 Call Details Discovery Of Kids Found Dead In Hillsborough

Chou and two children were seen secured in a booster seat and a baby seat in the back seat of the vehicle, said Robertson.

Officers saw that the children were bound and restrained. No vital signs were present on the children and they were pronounced dead at the scene, said Robertson.

After being arrested Chou admitted to planning the murders over a week and for using zip ties to bound the daughter's hands and duct-taped her face and her son's before suffocating them with her hands, according to an affidavit of probable cause.

• More: Skillman Mom Charged With Murder Of Child, Infant
• More: NJ Mom Zip-Tied Her Kids Before Killing Them: Court Documents
• More: Montgomery Mom Planned Killings Of 2 Kids For A Week: Report

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