03-19-2014, 09:27 AM
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19-month-old Ameriah Roberson
Yeah, she's dead.
Her mom, 23-year-old mom Jocelyn Roberson left Ameriah to be babysat by mom's boyfriend on Sunday. The boyfriend has reportedly known mom since grade school, but is not Ameriah's father.
The story being told by mom is that she went to pick up the baby at 5 p.m. on Sunday and Ameriah wasn't there. Her boyfriend told her that he looked away for a few moments and then the baby was gone. Ameriah was reported missing around 5:30 p.m.
Meanwhile, a few miles away, Chicago police were processing a death scene; they had been alerted to the body of a dead toddler at about 3:25 p.m. by someone walking in the area.
The body was Ameriah's and the ME has ruled that she died of a subdural hematoma and closed head injuries from an assault. Her death was ruled a homicide.
A police source tells CBS Chicago surveillance video shows a suspect carrying a bag near the site where the girl's body was dumped.
Mom and the boyfriend are being questioned by police.
No charges have been filed (yet).
RIP Ameriah Roberson.
Refs:
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/26270...rdale.html
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/missing-chic...ound-dead/