A Manhattan socialite, distraught over her impending divorce, killed her 8-year-old son in a botched murder-suicide at a luxury Midtown hotel, police sources said Friday.
Gigi Jordan, 49, was "babbling incoherently" when police found her on the floor of Room 1154 inside the Peninsula hotel on Fifth Ave. shortly before noon, the sources said.
Her son - who was dead about a day - was face-up on the floor near his mom, with prescription pills scattered around the pricey room, the sources said.
"She lawyers up right away," one police source said. "She won't answer any questions."
Jordan, who lived in the Trump Tower on Columbus Ave., was apparently upset over the end of her marriage when she checked into the five-star hotel with the boy on Wednesday night, sources said.
Police were searching for the woman and the child after they were tipped by relatives that the son was with the mother and in danger, the sources said.
Jordan was in e-mail contact with a relative in Europe, who notified local authorities. The NYPD then became involved.
The woman was taken to Bellevue Hospital at about 12:45 p.m., police said. She had ingested some of the pills, but survived the suicide attempt.
The luxury hotel at 55th St. caters to upscale tourists with its spacious $600-a-night rooms.
The 1905 Beaux Arts building features amenities from a glass-enclosed rooftop pool to its renowned three-level health club and spa.
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