A Manhattan chiropractor is in a 'total state of shock' after his estranged wife killed herself and their seven-year-old son when she jumped Friday morning from the 25th floor of their hotel room.
William Beslow, a lawyer for Charles Nicolai, told the New York Postthat the 47-year-old wealthy chiropractor is distraught.
'H'es numb, as one would expect,' Beslow said, adding that the little boy, named Vincent, was the 'center' of Nicolai's life.
A friend of Nicolai described him as 'an amazing, caring father' and said he does not know how Nicolai will deal with the tragic loss.
'I can remember him talking about when his son first learned to read. He was a very excited father, very proud,' the friend said. 'I do know that he was very distraught and very saddened by the breakup of (his) marriage.'
Nicolai's son was killed early Friday morning in a murder-suicide after the child's mother and Nicolai's estranged wife Stephanie Adams jumped from the Gotham hotel, where they had been staying.
Both Vincent and Adams were pronounced dead at the scene. Their bodies were found by another guest on the balcony of a second-floor hotel room.
A bell caption, who said his name is Shaun, told the Post that he suspects Adams allegedly pushed her young child out the window.
'I suspect the boy went first. The mother just tossed the child out first, then followed him. (Guests) said they heard a light sound first, then a heavier sound,' he said. 'I'm still shook up about it.'
It didn't appear Adams had left a suicide note.
The incident happened at the Gotham Hotel, located at 16 46th Street, near Fifth Avenue.
The mother and son checked into the Gotham Hotel around 6pm Thursday.
The two jumped from the 25th floor penthouse before 8:30am Friday, using a window at the rear of the building. They landed on a second-floor balcony and were both pronounced dead at the scene.
The Orange, New Jersey mother jumped to her death as she was locked in a bitter custody battle with Nicolai.
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