A 4-year-old boy was found burned, frozen and malnourished inside a Harlem apartment late Sunday, and died hours later. According to police and officials, the mother is being investigated for suspicious death.
The boy's mother called 911, claiming she found her son unresponsive inside an apartment on Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard. According to police and law enforcement officials, the incident occurred near West 144th Street around 7:40 p.m.
The NYPD responded to the scene and paramedics also rushed the boy to Harlem Hospital, police said.
Officials said medical staff at the hospital found the boy had burn marks on his chest and was severely malnourished and suffering from hypothermia.
The boy died early Monday at a hospital.
His mother was taken into custody and taken to the 32nd Precinct in Harlem, but had not been charged with any crimes as of Monday afternoon.
