Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that 6-year-old girl, Jalayah Eason, seen looking scared before her mother, Lynija Eason, beat her to death.
There is a growing memorial inside the lobby of the Forest Houses on East 165th Street in Morrisania. That is where Jalaeyah lived, and it was early Friday when police say her mother called 911 to report her daughter was unresponsive.
Paramedics rushed Jalaeyah to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead less than an hour later.
When officers entered the apartment, they also found an 8-year-boy and 3-year-old girl, who police say each had signs of bruising and ligature marks indicating restraints. The 8-year-old told police his mother had hit him in the past.
For those who know this family, it has been a surprising and heartbreaking revelation.
A mother whose 6-year-old daughter was found dead in their Bronx apartment was given supervised release Tuesday as she faced a potential homicide charge.
Lynija Eason was waiting to be fitted for an ankle monitor before getting sent back to the home where her young daughter Jalayah was found unconscious early Friday in the family’s squalid home.
Authorities are awaiting autopsy results before determining if homicide charges are warranted in the case.
In the meantime, Eason has been hit with child endangerment charges for allegedly neglecting and harming her other two children, an 8-year-old boy and a 3-year-old girl.
“I’m so heartbroken. This is disgusting. I don’t even know her and I’m hurt,” a neighbor said.
“This is really shocking,” said Mike Velez, who lives in the building. “Everybody keeps to themselves here.”
When asked if she expected something like this to happen, Teyana Crawford said, “Absolutely not in a million years. Never did I think I would be standing here right now. She was so sweet, always showing me love, showing affection, always giving me a hug. Those things I will never forget.”
The medical examiner has yet to determine the exact cause of Jalaeyah’s death. As that process continues, her mother is in jail and her other two children are in Administration for Children’s Services custody.
The investigation into the cause and manner of the defendant’s 6-year-old child’s death continues,” Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark said in a statement. “She was given supervised release at arraignment. She will remain in custody until an ankle monitor is installed.”
Court documents described an insect-infested apartment that reeked of rotted food, feces and urine.
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