Bronx mom, boyfriend charged with murder of her 8-year-old autistic boy

8-year-old Joseph Barney's loss of life was dominated a murder resulting from battered youngster syndrome.
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A Bronx mom and her boyfriend had been charged on Monday with the homicide of her 8-year-old son over 9 months after the autistic boy died at a hospital, police mentioned.

The fees come lower than per week after little Joseph Barney’s loss of life was dominated a murder, on account of battered youngster syndrome.

The mother, Sharay Barney, 29, and her 33-year-old boyfriend Michael Ransom, had been additionally charged with manslaughter and aggravated Manslaughter, cops mentioned.

Final June, the mom introduced her son from their Williamsbridge residence to Montefiore Medical Middle in an Uber, cops and sources mentioned.

Cops responded to a name from the hospital’s emergency room and located the boy unconscious and unresponsive.

Joseph Barney, who was autistic, died within the hospital on June 1, 2021.

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The boy, who had no apparent indicators of trauma, was pronounced useless on the hospital.

Joseph’s loss of life was dominated a murder final Tuesday.

He had been taken to Montefiore a number of instances earlier than with indications of kid abuse, police sources have informed The Submit.

Joseph Barney weighed round 20 kilos lower than the common 8-year-old on the time of his loss of life, in accordance with the CDC.

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Investigators had been initially probing whether or not malnutrition was an element in Joseph’s loss of life.

The boy was solely 30 kilos on the time of his loss of life. The typical 8-year-old ought to weigh round 50 kilos, in accordance with the CDC.