The mom, who allegedly confessed to placing her toddler son’s physique within the trash after claiming he died whereas he was sleeping, was fatally stabbed in Northeast D.C. by her child’s father.
On Wednesday, members of the Capital Space Regional Fugitive Process Power arrested Carl Jones, 44, in reference to the stabbing of LaDonia Boggs, 39, the mom of the infant who’s been lacking since Might 2021. Jones was charged with second-degree homicide whereas armed and is being held with out bond, Fox 5 FC stories.
Authorities consider Boggs was killed throughout a home dispute. She was discovered inside a residence affected by an obvious stab wound round 2:52 a.m. on Wednesday.
Her dying comes almost one yr after being arrested for the felony homicide of her 2-month-old lacking son, Kyon Jones. She wasn’t charged with the homicide however was charged with tampering with proof after admitting to placing her child’s physique within the dumpster, NBC Washington stories.
Throughout an interview, Boggs claimed that she rolled over on the infant whereas sleeping in mattress.
“He was ‘sleep on my chest, and after I awoke, he wasn’t respiratory anymore as a result of he was simply that small. He was solely 2 months previous. He was a untimely child,” she mentioned on the time.
Boggs claimed that in a panic, she determined to throw the infant’s physique into the trash.
“I got here again in the home and obtained a blanket and his automotive seat, and wrapped it up and took it exterior and simply throwed it within the trash,” she mentioned.
Courtroom paperwork present Boggs admitted to taking PCP earlier than by accident rolling over on the toddler. Surveillance video confirmed her hauling a automotive seat, a plastic bag, and a cardboard field to a dumpster at her condo complicated.
Police are investigating if Boggs’ homicide had something to do with her son’s dying.
