Md. Mother Charged With Drowning 4-Year-Old Son
POSTED: 2:06 pm EDT May 9,
2008
UPDATED: 2:13 pm EDT May 9,
2008
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. -- Police have charged a mother with drowning her 4-year-old son.Prince George's County police received a report of a drowning on March 24 at a home in the 6900 block of Walker Mill Road.Officers found Egypt Thomas, 4, unconscious and his mother, Neesie Thomas, 24, attempting CPR, investigators said.
The boy was taken to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.The Medical Examiner's Office ruled his death a homicide by drowning.Neesie Thomas has been charged with first-degree murder. She was remanded to the Department of Corrections on a no-bond status.Anyone with information is asked to call the Prince George's County Police Department's Homicide Unit at 301-772-4925. Callers who wish to remain anonymous may call Crime Solvers at 866-411-TIPS.
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