Overview
- Nicole Boodhai, 28, was arrested around 7:30 p.m. Monday and charged with murder and endangering the welfare of a child after police responded to a 911 call in Jamaica, Queens.
- Officers found 15-month-old Charlie Ramraykha unresponsive in a bathroom and his mother with slash wounds to her wrists, and both were transported to Jamaica Hospital.
- Police said the mother used a box cutter to harm herself and was listed in stable condition, while the child was pronounced dead at the hospital.
- Investigators reported no obvious stab or blunt-force injuries to the child after blood believed to be the mother’s was cleaned, with the autopsy to determine how he died.
- Detectives are reviewing scene evidence, including a recovered blade, after initial reports of no arrest were updated when Boodhai was taken into custody and charged.