What’s going on with parents killing their own children? Just days after a Minnesotta Black boy died while trying to protect his mother from his father, an Ohio Black woman admitted to killing her 3-year-old son.
A year ago, in June 2023, Timmeka Eggleton, 31, was charged with two counts of murder, one count of aggravated murder, one count of felonious assault and one count of endangering children after her 3-year-old son, Curtis, was found unconscious sitting in a stroller at a Family Dollar store in the Cleveland area. He was later pronounced dead after being taken to nearby hospital, according to WKYC.
But just a week before she was set to stand trial, Eggleton plead guilty to the charges, and due to the plea deal, had the charge of aggravated murder dropped.
The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled that Curtis’ death was a homicide, and that his injuries were caused by blunt force trauma. Eggleton was arrested by local police after she allegedly lied about what occurred.
Per the report from WKYC, Eggleton’s case was delayed for some months after she was ordered by Judge Brendan J. Sheehan to be sent to a mental health facility. But in February, Judge Sheehan determined that she was sane when her son was killed.
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Witcher-Mosley said her brother’s son, Curtis, was in foster care for 2 1/2 years and doing well. In March of 2023, Judge Allison Floyd terminated supervision and gave Curtis back to his biological mother permanently, even though an attorney hired to represent the child expressed concerns. Four months later, the child was killed.
Eggleton faces life in prison and will be sentenced on July 22, according to WKYC.