Baby boy found dead in Queens as mother slits wrists in apparent suicide attempt

"A 15-month-old baby boy who died under unclear circumstances was found in a bathroom alongside his mother, who had slit her wrists in an apparent suicide attempt inside their Queens home on Monday, cops said. Both the toddler and his mother were found inside the bathroom of their single-family home on 157th St. near 109th Ave. in Jamaica around 1:37 p.m., said police."

"The child had no apparent wounds on his body, but the mother was bleeding from self-inflicted wounds to both wrists caused by a box cutter, law enforcement sources told the Daily News. Medics rushed both the child and his mother to Jamaica Hospital, where the baby died, cops said. The mother is expected to survive. The case remains under investigation. This is a developing story; please check back for updates"

Authorities found a 15-month-old boy and his mother in the bathroom of their single-family home on 157th St. near 109th Ave. in Jamaica around 1:37 p.m. on Monday. The mother had slit both wrists with a box cutter and was bleeding from self-inflicted wounds; she is expected to survive. The child had no apparent external wounds but died after both were rushed to Jamaica Hospital. Law enforcement described the wrist injuries as an apparent suicide attempt. Police say the circumstances of the toddler’s death are unclear. The case remains under investigation.

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