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Woman pushed son to death on a swing for 2 days
01 Jul 2015 at 18:22hrs | Views
A boy found dead as his mother pushed him on a swing was alive when she put him there two days earlier, authorities have revealed.
According to SkyNews, police were called when a member of the public spotted the woman, 24-year-old Romechia Simms, pushing the three-year-old's lifeless body in La Plata park, South Maryland.
Police investigations revealed that Simms had been pushing the toddler in the swing since the pair entered the park 44 hours earlier, at around 11.15am on May 2.
Temperatures had fallen to 10C during the night.
The autopsy found the toddler had died of dehydration and hypothermia.
Apparently the Ms Simms suffered with mental health issues.
According to SkyNews, police were called when a member of the public spotted the woman, 24-year-old Romechia Simms, pushing the three-year-old's lifeless body in La Plata park, South Maryland.
Police investigations revealed that Simms had been pushing the toddler in the swing since the pair entered the park 44 hours earlier, at around 11.15am on May 2.
Temperatures had fallen to 10C during the night.
The autopsy found the toddler had died of dehydration and hypothermia.
Apparently the Ms Simms suffered with mental health issues.
Source - SkyNews
