Overview
- Da'Quarius Berry, 3, was found unresponsive Nov. 6 at a home near 29th Street and Concordia and later died at Children's Wisconsin.
- The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide after doctors documented a large abdominal hemorrhage consistent with non-accidental trauma.
- Police records show his mother, 34-year-old Zaquitta Joiner-Murphy, is in custody on a suspected child neglect causing death charge as the district attorney reviews the case.
- A search warrant returned Monday states she left the child in the care of her boyfriend while taking other children to school and called 911 upon returning.
- The boyfriend is being held on a probation violation with no charging referral in the death, and the other children are now in relatives' care.