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US woman holding child, 7, falls off New York hotel tower Ex-Playmate and boy fall to deaths from New York hotel suite
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A former Playmate model has fallen to her death with her seven-year-old son from the window of a New York City hotel, local media say. A former Playmate centrefold has plunged to her death with her seven-year-old son from the window of a New York City hotel.
Both the 47-year-old woman, named as Stephanie Adams, and the boy were pronounced dead at the scene, the Gotham Hotel in midtown Manhattan. Both the 47-year-old woman, Stephanie Adams, and the boy, Vincent, were pronounced dead at the scene, the Gotham Hotel in midtown Manhattan.
She was in a bitter custody battle with her estranged husband over the child, according to the New York Post. She was in a bitter custody battle with her estranged husband over the child, according to local media.
Ms Adams reportedly checked into a 25th-floor penthouse suite on Thursday. Ms Adams had checked into a 25th-floor penthouse suite on Thursday evening.
Police said the pair, whom they did not identify but said were believed to be mother and son, landed on a second-floor balcony on Friday morning. Police told reporters the woman and boy fell 23 floors and landed on a second-floor balcony in the back courtyard of the hotel on Friday morning.
Police radio communications described the victims as "jumpers", implying it was a case of suicide, reports the New York Times.
A waiter at the hotel's restaurant told the New York Daily News: "One of the guests of the hotel they called the lobby.A waiter at the hotel's restaurant told the New York Daily News: "One of the guests of the hotel they called the lobby.
"They said, 'We saw a dead body.' They said one but then they realised there [were] two.""They said, 'We saw a dead body.' They said one but then they realised there [were] two."
According to her website, Ms Adams was Playboy's Miss November 1992 and once dated Hollywood actor Robert De Niro.According to her website, Ms Adams was Playboy's Miss November 1992 and once dated Hollywood actor Robert De Niro.
Her biography says she was twice married, firstly to an Italian investment banker, and "briefly" to another man, both of whom she divorced. She was in a bitter child custody battle with ex-husband Charles Nicolai, who owns a Manhattan chiropractic clinic, report local media.
Local media said she was in a bitter custody battle with one ex-husband, whom they named as the owner of a chiropractic clinic, over their son, Vincent. Police had reportedly been called to their home several times in recent months.
On her website, she also said she authored new age books, astronomy calendars and tarot cards. On her website, she said she authored New Age books, astronomy calendars and tarot cards.
The New York Post profiled Ms Adams in 2013, saying she ran an online beauty products company, managed the finances in her husband's office and had two business degrees.
"The stereotypes are sexist and unfair," she told the newspaper.
"Just because I look a certain way and have expensive tastes, it doesn't mean I'm shallow. Style and looks don't mean lack of brains, sweetheart!"
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