Baby Kymell Oram Clung to Life...Dies After Severe Beating

NEW YORK— A toddler who prosecutors say was brutally beaten by his foster mother's boyfriend has died from his injuries, the New York City Medical Examiner's office said Monday.

Kymell Oram died on March 28, said Grace Burgess, a spokeswoman for the agency. Medical examiners have ruled his death a homicide...

Updated Harrowing details in the beating of an 18-month-old Brooklyn foster child emerged in court on Monday, during the arraignment of the man charged in the case, Kysheen Oliver, 19, the boyfriend of the child’s foster mother.
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During the arraignment, in Brooklyn Criminal Court, an assistant district attorney, Wilfredo Cotto, told the courtroom that the doctor had described Kymell as suffering “repeated serious blows from an adult, possibly with a metal rod or a bat.”

Twice, he said, the baby needed to be resuscitated because his heart had stopped beating.

Speaking after the arraignment, Mr. Cotto said, “This is a really bad case,” and adding, “this is awful, just awful.”
...Mr. Cotto said the doctor who treated Kymell at the hospital told investigators that the baby’s injuries included a lacerated liver and a torn spleen. The blood from the wounds filled the baby’s body cavity, creating pressure on the lungs and making it difficult for him to breathe, Mr. Cotto reported.