Brooklyn toddler dies; Police questioning mother in death

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Eyewitness News
NEW YORK (WABC) -- A two year old boy died after being removed from his Brooklyn home last week, and the boy's 19 year old mother is now being questioned, police said.

The baby, Jayden Smith was observed vomiting and having difficulty breathing when police responded to the Bragg Street apartment just after 4:30 a.m. last Thursday.

He was rushed to Coney Island Hospital and then transferred to Maimonides Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead later in the day.

Detectives were notified today that the death has been ruled a homicide. They took the boy's 19-year-old mother into custody and are questioning her at the 61 Precinct.

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