JAMAICA, Queens (WABC) — A 15-month-old child has died and his mother is in police custody.<\/p>\n
The incident happened inside a home on 157th Street in the Jamaica section of Queens on Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n
Few details about what happened were released, but officials say the child’s mother is a suspect and is in custody.<\/p>\n
The 28-year-old mother is stable with slash wounds to her wrists, which officials say appear self-inflicted.<\/p>\n
Her child was covered in his mother’s blood, leading first responders to initially think he was slashed or stabbed.<\/p>\n
But there was no blunt force trauma to his body, and the medical examiner will determine his cause of death.<\/p>\n
Few other details were released.<\/p>\n
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.<\/p>\n
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