Rockaway man charged in death of 3-year-old girl: NYPD
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By Mark Hallum
TimesLedger Newspapers
A Rockaway man was charged in the death of a 3-year-old girl Tuesday after the victim was found unresponsive in her family’s apartment Monday evening and rushed to a medical facility, where she died.
Mark Jenkins, 32, from Rockaway Park was awaiting arraignment after he was charged with second-degree depraved murder and first-degree depraved assault against the victim, identified by Queens District Attorney Richard Brown as Bella Edwards.
“This is a terribly disturbing case,” Brown said. “The victim here is an innocent little girl, whose body revealed traumatic abuse injuries. The defendant — who resided with the child’s mother — now faces the possibility of life imprisonment.”
Jenkins was the only adult in the home of Edwards family within the confines of the 100th Precinct with the 3-year-old and her 3-month-old sibling for about eight hours on the day the victim was found unconscious by Jenkins, who called 911, Brown said.
Preliminary results of the autopsy on Bella revealed blunt force trauma to the abdomen with further studies pending, according the DA.
Jenkins faces 25 years to life behind bars if convicted, Brown said.
Reach reporter Mark Hallum by e-mail at mhallum@cnglocal.com or by phone at (718) 260–4564.
Source: Times Ledger
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