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Burned, Beaten 7-Year-Old Boy Dies After One Week in Coma, and Father is Arrested
The mother of Jaevion Riley, who had split custody, said she'd tried to get help for him months ago, but nothing was done
Jaevion Riley, 7, was found unconscious and not breathing at a Manchester, N.H., apartment on Jan. 17, multiple outlets report. He had allegedly suffered severe burns on more than 15 to 20 percent of his body and was transported to a local hospital in Boston.
He succumbed to his injuries Tuesday. An autopsy is pending, according to a statement from the local Attorney General and the Manchester Police Department.
Last week, the child's father, Murtadah Mohammad, was charged with first-degree assault, second-degree assault, falsifying physical evidence and endangering the welfare of a child.
"It is absolutely gruesome, it is horrific, and it is sickening to look at. It makes me physically ill looking at my own son because of what this man did to him," Jaevion's mother, Rainah Riley, told NBC 10 Boston before the child died.
The boy's mom also said she'd tried to get help for him months ago, but nothing was done. After Mohammad, 25, got split custody of Jaevion, she began noticing signs of abuse, she alleged to NBC 10.
