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WDIV-TV, citing police, reports 21-year-old Kimora Launmei Hodges — who had babysat the boy on and off for the past two months — was watching him at his Roseville, Mich., apartment on June 13 while his mother was at work, when Hodges allegedly physically abused him.
Following the alleged beating, Hodges called the boy's mother, 18-year-old Taylor Starks, to tell her he did not appear normal after ingesting soap. Hodges said the boy was having an allergic reaction, police said.
A call was reportedly placed to 911, and WJBK-TV reports that Starks rushed home.
Once I made it there, my baby was on the ground having seizure, after seizure, after seizure," she told the station.
The boy was transported to the hospital, where he underwent emergency surgery.
"He had blunt force trauma to the head, and he was bleeding out his ears and had to have immediate brain surgery," Starks said. "All I know is she threw my son into the wall and shook him up pretty bad, and they said that's just a bit of what she did to him."
According to the outlet, Kyrie succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday.
Hodges' initial charge of first degree child abuse has now been upgraded to felony murder, an official at Macomb County's 39th District Court tells PEOPLE.
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On Monday, June 13, the child’s mother picked him up from the defendant who was babysitting and he “did not appear normal,” she told police. The child was transported to a local hospital by ambulance. Police were called to the hospital. It was determined that the child was suffering from severe head trauma.
The defendant was a neighbor and had been watching the child on-and-off for a couple months when the mother went to work, the report said. After her arrest, she admitted to detectives that she had physically abused the child, the report said.
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Following the alleged beating, Hodges called the boy's mother, 18-year-old Taylor Starks, to tell her he did not appear normal after ingesting soap. Hodges said the boy was having an allergic reaction, police said.
A call was reportedly placed to 911, and WJBK-TV reports that Starks rushed home.
Once I made it there, my baby was on the ground having seizure, after seizure, after seizure," she told the station.
The boy was transported to the hospital, where he underwent emergency surgery.
"He had blunt force trauma to the head, and he was bleeding out his ears and had to have immediate brain surgery," Starks said. "All I know is she threw my son into the wall and shook him up pretty bad, and they said that's just a bit of what she did to him."
According to the outlet, Kyrie succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday.
Hodges' initial charge of first degree child abuse has now been upgraded to felony murder, an official at Macomb County's 39th District Court tells PEOPLE.
Babysitter Accused of Murdering Mich. Toddler: 'She Threw My Son into the Wall,' Says Mom
"Once I made it there, my baby was on the ground having seizure, after seizure, after seizure," the boy's mother, Taylor Starks, told WJBK-TV
On Monday, June 13, the child’s mother picked him up from the defendant who was babysitting and he “did not appear normal,” she told police. The child was transported to a local hospital by ambulance. Police were called to the hospital. It was determined that the child was suffering from severe head trauma.
The defendant was a neighbor and had been watching the child on-and-off for a couple months when the mother went to work, the report said. After her arrest, she admitted to detectives that she had physically abused the child, the report said.
Michigan woman charged with murder in death of 23-month-old boy she babysat
She is accused of abusing the child, leading to his death.
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