A 6-year-old girl was tragically found unconscious and covered in bruises in a Bronx apartment died on Friday; police were questioning her mother as a person of interest, cops said.
Jalayah Eason, whose cries could be heard by neighbors in the past, was discovered by cops after a 911 call was made by her mom at about 4 in the morning.
The mother, Lynija Eason, told police that she found her daughter cold and not breathing inside a closet in their squalid 12th-floor apartment at NYCHA’s Forest Houses on East 165th Street.
She claimed she attempted CPR, but the Jalayah would not wake up, cops said. EMS arrived 15 minutes later and rushed the girl to Lincoln Hospital. Unfortunately, she could not be saved.
Bruises and other trauma indicators were discovered on Jalayah’s wrists and torso, and her mother was soon taken to the 42nd Precinct station house where she was being questioned Friday. No charges have been filed, and the cause of the girl’s death will be determined by the medical examiner. Eason has one prior arrest from 2016 when she was picked up for grand larceny.
Two other children, an 8-year-old boy and 3-year-old girl, have been removed from the household by ACS. The other children also appeared to have older injuries.
Some neighbors reported to hear Jalayah screaming in the past and the night she died, while others were shocked at the news. In any case, there are so many questions as to what happened to Jalayah and why.
