The New York Times reported yesterday on the shocking case of 33-year-old Jennifer Berry, who was charged Tuesday with the murder of her newborn baby. Now police are reportedly reviewing the details of the unexpected death of Berry’s infant son in 2008.
Berry’s newborn daughter was found Monday in an alleyway beneath her seventh-floor Bronx apartment, with the baby’s umbilical cord still attached, having apparently fallen from the apartment’s window. The New York City medical examiner ruled the death a homicide, indicating that the fatal injuries were sustained in the fall, and that the baby was alive when she was thrown from the window. Berry had reportedly told friends and family she’d miscarried at some point prior to giving birth to the child in secret.
The case has presented investigators with the occasion to look with fresh eyes upon the 2008 death of Berry’s two-week-old son, at the time ruled a case of sudden infant death syndrome. Officials are reportedly keeping information related to the death of Berry’s son under wraps for the time being, other than confirming the decision to re-open the investigation.
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