{"id":300664,"date":"2026-10-06T06:52:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T06:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/300664\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T06:52:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T06:52:08","slug":"damari-carter-murder-mother-boyfriend-convicted-by-philly-jury-after-boys-body-found-in-duffel-bag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/300664\/","title":{"rendered":"Damari Carter murder: Mother, boyfriend convicted by Philly jury after boy’s body found in duffel bag"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A Philadelphia jury has found a mother and her boyfriend guilty on Monday in the death of a 4-year-old boy whose body was discovered more than a year after he was reported missing.<\/a><\/p>\n

Damari Carter<\/a> disappeared in 2023. In March 2024, investigators found his body inside a duffel bag on the 600 block of North 38th Street.<\/p>\n

The child’s mother, Dominique Bailey, 33, and her boyfriend, Kevin Spencer, 33, were both charged in connection with the case.<\/p>\n

According to court documents, Bailey witnessed Spencer repeatedly beat Damari, causing severe injuries, including a swollen head and blackened eyes.<\/p>\n

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IMAGE: Damari Carter,4, picture with Dominique Bailey, 33, and her boyfriend, Kevin Spencer, 33.<\/p>\n

An affidavit of probable cause stated that Bailey realized her son had died when she went to kiss him goodnight.<\/p>\n

Investigators said surveillance video from a doorbell camera captured Spencer dragging a bag containing Damari’s body out of a home in Philadelphia’s Mantua neighborhood the following day.<\/p>\n

Following a trial, the jury found both Bailey and Spencer guilty of multiple offenses, including third-degree murder and abuse of a corpse.<\/p>\n

Sentencing for both defendants is scheduled for Dec. 4 at 9 a.m.
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