Mother charged with murdering toddler son
in NYC bathroom
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[March 31, 2015]
(Reuters) - A mother was charged
with murder after she locked herself in the bathroom of a New York City
restaurant on Monday with her one-year-old son, who was later pronounced
dead, police said.
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Latisha Fisher, 35, entered the bathroom with her child, Gavriel
Ortiz-Fisher, at 5 Boro Burger in Manhattan, the New York Police
Department said.
After the woman spent a "large quantity of time" locked inside,
workers concerned over her well-being unlocked the door key and
found her son unresponsive and foaming at the mouth, NYPD Sergeant
Brendan Ryan said.
The child was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital, Ryan said.
Fisher was charged with second-degree murder, police said in a
statement.
Police were also investigating unconfirmed witness reports that the
mother said: "I put my hand over his month to put him to sleep."
The New York Times, citing police, reported that a restaurant
employee attempted to perform CPR on the child, but was prevented by
the mother.
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Police said the medical examiner would determine the cause of death.
(Reporting by Eric M. Johnson in Seattle and Curtis Skinner in San
Francisco; Editing by Eric Beech, Larry King)
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