A 32-year-old Rockaway Park man on Tuesday was charged with depraved murder in the monstrous killing of a 3-year-old Queens girl who was found unresponsive in…
A 32-year-old Rockaway Park man on Tuesday was charged with depraved murder in the monstrous killing of a 3-year-old Queens girl who was found unresponsive in her apartment the night before, authorities said.
Marc Jenkins, 32, was the only adult in the apartment with little Bella Edwards and her 3-month-old sibling when she was killed, according to Queens DA Richard A. Brown
Bella was rushed to a nearby hospital after she was found unconscious in the apartment, but was later declared dead.
“This is a terribly disturbing case. The victim here is an innocent little girl, whose body revealed traumatic abuse injuries,” Brown said.
“The defendant — who resided with the child’s mother — now faces the possibility of life imprisonment.”
Jenkins is awaiting arraignment is in Queens Criminal Court on a complaint charging him with second-degree depraved murder and first-degree depraved assault.
If convicted, the accused monster, who was alone with the children for roughly eight hours, faces up to 25 years to life in prison.
