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15-Month-Old Boy Dies After Being Found Unconscious in Queens Home, Mother Found With Wrist Wounds

An autopsy by the city medical examiner will determine how the child died.

Overview

  • Police responded around 1:30 p.m. to a reported assault at a private house on 157th Street in Jamaica, Queens.
  • Officers found the boy unconscious and a 28-year-old woman with slash wounds to her wrists, and both were taken to Jamaica Hospital.
  • The child was pronounced dead at the hospital, and the woman was listed in stable condition, according to police.
  • Police said the boy showed no stab or blunt-force injuries and that blood on him may have been the mother's.
  • No arrests have been made, and unconfirmed details reported by sources, including pills found and whether the pair were alone, remain under investigation.