Mother charged for 8-y-o son's fiery death

A woman who was taken into police custody after her eight-year-old son perished in a fire at their home in Top Lincoln, Grange Hill, Westmoreland, on April 26 has been charged with cruelty to a child.

Detectives assigned to the Centre for the Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse say during their probe of the incident allegations arose that the woman, 29- year-old Sharone McDonald, had left Jahmiel Richardson unattended at home at the time the fire occurred.

The police and fire department were alerted to the area by residents who reportedly heard Jahmiel calling for his mother, went to investigate and found the house ablaze.

Jahmiel's charred remains were found during the cooling down operations after the fire.

McDonald was charged after being interviewed by detectives in the presence of her attorney.

Her court date has not been finalised.

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