On Saturday (Oct. 18), Jeida Torres, 3, was beaten to death at a Brooklyn homeless shelter. The tot was unfortunately discovered by authorities unconscious and unresponsive in an apartment at 38 Cooper Street in Bushwick around 4PM.
Via Gothamist:
Police believe that Jeida’s mother’s boyfriend, 20-year-old Kelsey Smith, “punched and choked” the little girl; they add that Jeida’s 5-year-old brother, Andrew, was found hiding in the corner of the apartment, also showing signs of abuse.
Cop sources tell the dailies this all occurred because of a bathroom accident. “She either pooped her pants or peed on herself, and he got agitated,” a source told the News. Jeida was declared dead at Wyckoff Hospital.
Both children had bruises all over their bodies: “He had bruises on his face and his arms,” local resident Keith Best told the Post about Andrew. “They were big, noticeable bruises.’”
According to the Post, Smith has had 14 prior arrests dating to 2008. He allegedly called 911 posing as a neighbor with the location of the children, then fled the scene. He was apprehended only a few hours later at a relative’s home before being taken to Elmhurst Hospital in Queens for apparent, self-inflicted wounds.
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