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| Three-year-old boy 'had been on park swing for two days when he was found dead' | |
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| The death of a little boy found in a park swing where his mother had been pushing him for three days has officially been ruled a homicide. | The death of a little boy found in a park swing where his mother had been pushing him for three days has officially been ruled a homicide. |
| His mother, named as Romechia Simms, was found pushing the body of a three year old boy back and forth on a swing in La Plata, a small town in Maryland’s Charles County in May. | |
| According to a statement from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office said the boy, named as Ji’Aire Lee, died of dehydration and hypothermia. | According to a statement from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office said the boy, named as Ji’Aire Lee, died of dehydration and hypothermia. |
| It concluded that he was definitely alive when he went into the swing. | It concluded that he was definitely alive when he went into the swing. |
| The boy and his mother had been in the park since Wednesday morning and were there until police were called on Friday after witnesses reported seeing a woman pushing a child on a swing for an unusually long time. | The boy and his mother had been in the park since Wednesday morning and were there until police were called on Friday after witnesses reported seeing a woman pushing a child on a swing for an unusually long time. |
| Ji’Aire’s body showed no signs of trauma and no charges have been filed following a review, according to Reuters. | Ji’Aire’s body showed no signs of trauma and no charges have been filed following a review, according to Reuters. |
| Simms, who was homeless and is reported to suffer from mental health problems, was taken to hospital where she was evaluated for four days, according to the Mirror Online. | Simms, who was homeless and is reported to suffer from mental health problems, was taken to hospital where she was evaluated for four days, according to the Mirror Online. |
| Ji'aire, three, was alive when he was placed in the swing | |
| The child’s grandmother Vontasha Simms,47, told the paper: “Romechia would never harm my grandson in any type of way. | The child’s grandmother Vontasha Simms,47, told the paper: “Romechia would never harm my grandson in any type of way. |
| "You know, I just believe she had some type of mental illness, some type of mental break that came upon her where she wasn’t able to get herself out of that situation." | "You know, I just believe she had some type of mental illness, some type of mental break that came upon her where she wasn’t able to get herself out of that situation." |
| Ji’Aire was laid to rest at the First Baptist Church in Landover, Maryland on June 5th in a ceremony attended by his mother. | Ji’Aire was laid to rest at the First Baptist Church in Landover, Maryland on June 5th in a ceremony attended by his mother. |
| According to the Washington Post, a letter from Simms to her son was included in the programme. | According to the Washington Post, a letter from Simms to her son was included in the programme. |
| It said: “Son, the joy you brought to my life is unexplainable. . . . I miss you so much Ji’Aire, way more than I could possibly express through words. I am slowly accepting your passing. I want you to know that I have always been extremely proud of you, and I love you until the end of time. Ji’Aire Donnell Lee you are amazing. Love always, Mommy.” | It said: “Son, the joy you brought to my life is unexplainable. . . . I miss you so much Ji’Aire, way more than I could possibly express through words. I am slowly accepting your passing. I want you to know that I have always been extremely proud of you, and I love you until the end of time. Ji’Aire Donnell Lee you are amazing. Love always, Mommy.” |