Rizwan Ahmad, who was born on July 18, was dressed in a blue and white onesie.
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Rashida Chowdhury, 21, has been officially charged with second-degree murder and intentional murder of a victim less than 11 years old, NYPD says.
Police were investigating whether the child fell, was tossed from a window or was left in the courtyard. “Your baby. That’s insane”, said another.
Police say they have suspended a search for a kayaker in the Hudson River and do not suspect foul play in his disappearance. Michael George has more. An autopsy on the infant revealed that he died of blunt impact of the head and torso, with skull fractures and lacerations of brain, liver and spleen. It’s also not clear whether he was alive in the courtyard before dying.
“I woke up to feed my baby and I heard a thump like a book hit the floor”, said Mazol Ilyayeva, 20. “For some reason, something told me inside to go downstairs, and then I see that”.
“The is a truly horrific and disturbing case of a mother accused of killing her helpless infant son”, said Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown.
But police haven’t publicly detailed how they believe he died. It’s thought to be an extended-living situation, city officials told NBC 4 New York. The infant’s father is 40, and he and four other family members were in the apartment at the time.
Neighbors nearby were shocked by the baby’s death.
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Ilyayeva, who is a new mother, said she’s disturbed.
