A 6-year-old boy who had his throat slashed “ear to ear” by his mother in April has died after collapsing in his Bronx, New York, school.
“I’m heartbroken by this tragic loss of a student, and my thoughts are with the family and school community,” Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza said via PIX11.
Carranza said Port Morris School will be have guidance counselors available to support students for as long as is needed. He also said the school is cooperating with city agencies as they investigate the circumstances surrounding the child’s death.
Martin walked to a police precinct after the stabbing and told officers there what she had done, the news site reported.
The children were taken to a hospital, treated, and released. Reports at the time said they were expected to survive.
Martin was charged with assault, child abandonment, endangering the welfare of a child, and weapon possession.
“She wouldn’t tell us anything about her life,” Lango, 20, said. “She doesn’t tell us anything so we wouldn’t know. She never called us for help.”
“She was a good mom, but I guess she was going through something,” said Lango. “That’s not something that you do to your kids. I don’t care what’s going on with you, you can ask for help. She just took it upon herself to do what she wanted to do and it’s not good.”
Father Charged With Murder of 4-Year-Old Son
Hirwin Calderon-Ordonez faces one felony count each of murder and assault on a child causing death, according to a statement from the LA County District Attorney’s Office.
Justin Sontay-Oxlaj, 4, was allegedly beaten to death by his father on June 6, the prosecutor said. According to the district attorney, Calderon-Ordonez’s bail was set at $2 million.
He faces a possible maximum sentence of 25 years to life in a state prison, if found guilty.
The case remains under investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department, Juvenile Division.
The boy’s parents had moved into the home on the 1600 block of East 47th Street a few days before authorities were called to the property in the early hours of June 6, according to ABC7.
They found the boy in critical condition with signs of physical trauma, and transported him to a hospital, where he later died. According to KTLA, when first responders arrived the boy was not breathing.