Queens Mother Indicted in Toddler’s Death, Held Without Bail
Cause of death remains under review by the city medical examiner.
Overview
- Nicole Boodhai, 28, was indicted on second-degree murder in the Dec. 29 death of her 15-month-old son, Charlie Ramraykha.
- She was arraigned Wednesday and remanded without bail, with a return court date set for Feb. 19.
- Prosecutors say she called the boy’s father claiming she had killed their child before relatives forced open a locked bathroom and found her with wrist lacerations.
- Police reported no obvious signs of trauma to the child, and an initial autopsy was inconclusive as further testing proceeds.
- Boodhai remains hospitalized and appeared by video for the arraignment, and she faces up to 25 years to life if convicted.