Death of 6-year-old boy slashed by his mother ruled a homicide

The death of a 6-year-old boy who collapsed at his elementary school in June has been ruled a homicide.

News 12 Staff

Nov 29, 2019, 10:47 PM

Updated 1,632 days ago

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The death of a 6-year-old boy who collapsed at his elementary school in June has been ruled a homicide.
Tyzavier Martin collapsed in the lunch line at PS 5 Port Morris in June. His mother had allegedly sliced his throat two months before his death.
The medical examiner says the wound was a complicating factor in his death, which was caused by asphyxia from a benign tumor constructing Martin's airway.
Shanice Martin, 24, turned herself in on April 27 and confessed to slashing Tyzavier Martin and his 2-year-old sister on a Bronx sidewalk.
Shanice Martin remains in jail on assault charges.
 
 
 
 


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