Grand jury indicts mother in death of child found in swing
September 17, 2015
A Maryland woman who was found pushing her dead son in a playground swing earlier this year has been indicted and charged with manslaughter and child abuse, authorities announced Monday. The Charles County State’s Attorney’s Office announced that Romechia Simms, 24, was arrested Saturday and faced an arraignment Monday. The indictment charges her with manslaughter, first-degree child abuse and child neglect. Simms placed her 3-year-old son, Ji’Aire Donnell Lee, on the swing the morning of May 20 and he stayed there until he was found dead two days later, county sheriff’s office spokeswoman Diane Richardson said in May. The mother