Mother charged with ‘purposely causing’ death of 5-year-old Elijah Lewis

Danielle Dauphinais was indicted by a grand jury Friday on two homicide fees after her son was reported lifeless two weeks after he went lacking.

The mom of a 5-year-old New Hampshire boy who was discovered lifeless in a wooded space in Massachusetts has been charged along with his homicide, prosecutors mentioned Monday.

Danielle Dauphinais was indicted by a grand jury Friday on two homicide fees “for purposely inflicting the demise” of her son Elijah Lewis, whose physique was found in October two weeks after he was reported lacking, in line with the New Hampshire Division of Justice.

An post-mortem revealed Elijah had fentanyl in his system and succumbed to “violence and neglect,” authorities mentioned, together with “facial and scalp accidents, malnourishment and stress ulcers.”

The 35-year-old mom and her boyfriend, Joseph Stapf, 30, have been arrested in New York Metropolis on Oct. 18 on fees of witness tampering and little one endangerment after they allegedly requested others to lie about Elijah’s whereabouts as a result of they knew little one safety employees have been looking for him.

Dauphinais was additionally indicted on three counts of witness tampering, officers mentioned.

She's going to proceed to be held with out bail with a court docket listening to to be set for a later date.

Elijah Lewis had fentanyl in his system and succumbed to “violence and neglect, in line with authorities.