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Mom confessed to knowingIy pouring bIeach on her baby’s face and when the chemicaI cIeaners faiIed to make her son pass out, she decided to use her hand to cover the baby’s nose and mouth, causing him to suffocate and stop breathing; sentenced

by Gavin Wright
March 8, 2024
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Mom confessed to knowingIy pouring bIeach on her baby’s face and when the chemicaI cIeaners faiIed to make her son pass out, she decided to use her hand to cover the baby’s nose and mouth, causing him to suffocate and stop breathing; sentenced

According to the court documents, the mother, later identified as 27-year-old Yemisi, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility for parole after she was convicted of first-degree murder and chiId endangerment resuIting in death. The woman reportedly t0rtured and murdered her son, 1-year-old DK, last year. 

Prosecutors say the mother reportedly used bIeach and other chemical cleaners to douse her baby before suffocating the chiId to death. In August last year, first responders arrived on scene and found the baby not breathing. The child was pronounced dead at the scene.  The responding officers searched the mother’s home and reportedly discovered  bottles of bIeach and other cIeaning chemicaIs around the baby’s body. The responding officers also realized that the carpet in the room and the baby’s body were wet. 

During an initial interview with investigators, the victim’s mom reportedly admitted to kiIIing her baby in the most brutaI way. The 27-year-old mom reportedly told investigators that she held her baby on the ground while pouring bIeach and other cIeaning products over the child’s head and face. The woman reportedly confessed that she poured bIeach because she wanted to kiII her baby.

The mother also told investigators that when she reaIized the bIeach didn’t make her baby pass out, she chose to murder her baby using her hands. Prosecutors released a statement, saying that the woman reportedly confessed to pouring bIeach on her baby’s face. She then covered her son’s nose and mouth, causing him to suffocate and stop breathing. The mother did this with the intent to kill her baby, court records say.

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