Toronto police lay murder charge against mother in baby’s death [Video]

Toronto police say they have charged a mother with second-degree murder following the death of her infant, who was found with critical injuries in midtown Toronto last week.

The child was located by officers at a residential building in the Roselawn Avenue and Marlee Avenue area after the baby’s father called police to say the four-month-old was missing.

The child was rushed to hospital with critical injuries where he was pronounced dead a short time later.

Police previously charged the baby boy’s mother with failing to provide the necessaries of life.

Investigators said Monday that following an autopsy, 30-year-old Karessa Edwards has now been charged with second-degree murder.

Police say the baby boy’s death is now considered the city’s 79th homicide of the year and the homicide unit has taken over the investigation.

Former Toronto homicide detective Mark Mendelson told CP24 the initial charge laid against the baby’s mother of failing to provide the necessaries of …