St. Albans mother indicted after allegedly killing her baby boy in his father's Jamaica home: DA - QNS

"A Queens grand jury indicted a St. Albans mother on murder in the second degree for intentionally causing the death of her 15-month-old son in the home of her baby's father late last month. Nicole Boodhai, 28, of 155th Street, was ordered held without bail after she was arraigned in Queens Supreme Court Wednesday for allegedly killing her boy Charlie Ramraykha on Dec. 29, when she was found in a locked bathroom with the lifeless child."

"He immediately called his mother, who lived on the first floor of the home, and asked her to check on the defendant and their child. The victim's grandmother gained entry to the second floor and discovered a locked bathroom door. With the assistance of another relative, they managed to open the bathroom door and saw Boodhai lying in the bathtub with blood around her and the toddler victim in her arms - unconscious and unresponsive."

"The relatives called 911 and the responding officers from the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica responded to the home and removed the child from the bathroom and attempted to resuscitate him. EMS rushed both the mother and child to Jamaica Hospital. Ramraykha was pronounced dead a short time later, while Boodhai was listed in stable condition. She was treated for lacerations to her wrists and for psychiatric evaluation."

On Dec. 29, 2025, Nicole Boodhai, 28, and her 15-month-old son were at a two-story family residence at 108-33 157th St. The child's father left for work twice that morning. At approximately 1:35 p.m. Boodhai called the father and said she had killed their son and intended to kill herself. A grandmother forced entry to a locked bathroom and found Boodhai in the bathtub with blood and the child unconscious in her arms. Relatives called 911; officers and EMS transported both to Jamaica Hospital, where the child was pronounced dead. Boodhai received treatment for wrist lacerations, underwent psychiatric evaluation, was arraigned in Queens Supreme Court, and was ordered held without bail.

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