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A severely malnourished 4-year-old girl was found dead in a filthy Brooklyn apartment Thursday - and cops said there was evidence she was bound to her bed at some point.
Marchella Pierce weighed only 15 lbs. when police found her dead in her mother's apartment on Madison St. in Bedford-Stuyvesant about 7:30 a.m., police said.
Marchella's body, which was in her mother's bed, had bruises that were consistent with trauma, police sources said.
Inside the mother's bedroom was also a small bed for Marchella, who was born with underdeveloped lungs and breathed through a trachea tube connected to an oxygen tank, police said.
The bed had rails at its head and foot, and attached to each rail were two lengths of twine, police said.
"There were marks on each of the child's ankles consistent with her being tied up with that twine," a police source said.
The girl's mother, Carlotta Pierce, 30, was being questioned at the 81st Precinct stationhouse.
She told police she checked on her daughter about 4 a.m. and she was fine, the sources said.
The mother of three, who calls herself "a proud parent" on her MySpace page, claims she checked on her again at 6 a.m. and found her unresponsive, with cold hands.
Pierce said the reason she waited 90 minutes before calling 911 was because she was trying to revive her daughter.
The city Administration for Children's Services has previously investigated at least two complaints involving Marchella, the sources said.
The first case involved allegations Pierce had marijuana in her system when Marchella was born prematurely. The second case remains open, and no details were available, sources said.
A spokeswoman for ACS said the agency is investigating Marchella's death, but refused to comment further.
Pierce has two sons - a 5-year-old and a 9-month-old. Both children, who are healthy, were in the apartment when police arrived. Pierce's mother was there, too, and is being questioned by cops.
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Marchella Pierce weighed only 15 lbs. when police found her dead in her mother's apartment on Madison St. in Bedford-Stuyvesant about 7:30 a.m., police said.
Marchella's body, which was in her mother's bed, had bruises that were consistent with trauma, police sources said.
Inside the mother's bedroom was also a small bed for Marchella, who was born with underdeveloped lungs and breathed through a trachea tube connected to an oxygen tank, police said.
The bed had rails at its head and foot, and attached to each rail were two lengths of twine, police said.
"There were marks on each of the child's ankles consistent with her being tied up with that twine," a police source said.
The girl's mother, Carlotta Pierce, 30, was being questioned at the 81st Precinct stationhouse.
She told police she checked on her daughter about 4 a.m. and she was fine, the sources said.
The mother of three, who calls herself "a proud parent" on her MySpace page, claims she checked on her again at 6 a.m. and found her unresponsive, with cold hands.
Pierce said the reason she waited 90 minutes before calling 911 was because she was trying to revive her daughter.
The city Administration for Children's Services has previously investigated at least two complaints involving Marchella, the sources said.
The first case involved allegations Pierce had marijuana in her system when Marchella was born prematurely. The second case remains open, and no details were available, sources said.
A spokeswoman for ACS said the agency is investigating Marchella's death, but refused to comment further.
Pierce has two sons - a 5-year-old and a 9-month-old. Both children, who are healthy, were in the apartment when police arrived. Pierce's mother was there, too, and is being questioned by cops.
Snipped from http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_...tied_to_crib_in_mothers_brooklyn_apartme.html
