Death of 1-month-old in Bedford Stuyvesant considered homicide

Wednesday, February 15, 2017
BEDFORD STUYVESANT, Brooklyn (WABC) -- The death of a 1-month-old girl in June was determined to be a homicide.

The autopsy for Nichelle Waring was initially inconclusive, but police announced Wednesday that the death has since been determined a homicide.
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Nichelle died of skull fractures and bruising on her ribs and body, officials said.

Her mother, Kenesha McCroskey, 20, told police she found Nichelle not breathing in her crib.
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Now detectives are investigating both McCroskey and her live-in boyfriend. Both are in jail on unrelated crimes.
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