OAN Staff Abril Elfi
6:20 PM – Monday, October 14, 2024
The mother of a 4-year-old boy has been handed a criminally negligent homicide charge in addition to charges of endangering the welfare of a child after he was found dead inside a Harlem apartment in New York City.
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On Sunday, officers arrived at the scene on Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard just before 7:45 p.m., where they found 4-year-old Jahmeik Modlin unconscious and unresponsive.
According to police, the mother and suspect is named Nytavia Ragsdale, 26. Her mugshot has not yet been released to the press.
They also stated that medical staff at the hospital found that the child displayed burn marks on his chest, was severely malnourished, and had suffered from hypothermia.
Modlin died at the hospital early on Monday morning.
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