Pennsylvania infant, 1, whose teen mom is accused of tossing him off bridge, dies: reports (VIDEO)
A Facebook photo shows Johnesha Monae Perry and her son Zymeir, 1, months before the incident that authorities say has left the child dead and the hospitalized mother facing homicide charges.
A 1-year-old toddler whose teen mother allegedly flung him off a Pennsylvania bridge six days ago died on Saturday morning, according to reports.
Zymeir Perry passed away at 11:51 a.m. at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Allentown, on the eastern side of the state, officials in the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office told The Morning Call newspaper.
Johnesha Monae Perry, 19, is accused of throwing the boy off the nearby Hamilton Street Bridge into the Lehigh River last Sunday afternoon before jumping from the 52-foot bridge herself, the Associated Press reported.
Local police say Perry, who is currently charged with attempted homicide, endangering the welfare of a child and aggravated assault, kissed the boy the instant before she tossed him off the bridge, according to AP.
The mom, who struggled to the shore with serious injuries on Sunday after the fall, could face enhanced charges following her son’s death, according to the local newspaper.
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The Hamilton Street Bridge in Allentown, Pa., rises 52 feet above the Lehigh River.
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A Facebook photo shows Johnesha Monae Perry and her son Zymeir, 1, months before the incident that authorities say has left the child dead and the hospitalized mother facing homicide charges.
A 1-year-old toddler whose teen mother allegedly flung him off a Pennsylvania bridge six days ago died on Saturday morning, according to reports.
Zymeir Perry passed away at 11:51 a.m. at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Allentown, on the eastern side of the state, officials in the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office told The Morning Call newspaper.
Johnesha Monae Perry, 19, is accused of throwing the boy off the nearby Hamilton Street Bridge into the Lehigh River last Sunday afternoon before jumping from the 52-foot bridge herself, the Associated Press reported.
Local police say Perry, who is currently charged with attempted homicide, endangering the welfare of a child and aggravated assault, kissed the boy the instant before she tossed him off the bridge, according to AP.
A police officer recovered the young child 700 yards from the bridge as he floated toward the town of Bethlehem. Officials will conduct an autopsy on Monday to determine the baby boy’s precise cause of death, Lehigh County Coroner Scott Grim told the Morning Call.
The mom, who struggled to the shore with serious injuries on Sunday after the fall, could face enhanced charges following her son’s death, according to the local newspaper.
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The Hamilton Street Bridge in Allentown, Pa., rises 52 feet above the Lehigh River.
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