{"id":2486633,"date":"2025-09-15T12:26:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T16:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bronx-baby-dies-after-mothers-boyfriend-allegedly-bashed-in-his-skull\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T12:28:39","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T16:28:39","slug":"bronx-baby-dies-after-mothers-boyfriend-allegedly-bashed-in-his-skull","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bronx-baby-dies-after-mothers-boyfriend-allegedly-bashed-in-his-skull\/","title":{"rendered":"Bronx Baby Dies After Mother&#8217;s Boyfriend Allegedly Bashed In His Skull"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbronx-baby-dies-after-mothers-boyfriend-allegedly-bashed-in-his-skull%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2486633&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Imani Mitchell, a one-year-old baby from the Bronx, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnns-poppy-harlow-breaks-down-during-emotional-tribute-to-colleagues-2-year-old-son-lost-to-cancer\/\" title=\"CNN\u2019s Poppy Harlow Breaks Down During Emotional Tribute To Colleague\u2019s 2...Old Son Lost To Cancer\">tragically died<\/a> one week after allegedly being severely beaten by her mother&#8217;s boyfriend, Jerome Thomas. On the evening of August 28, Thomas reportedly struck Imani twice on the side of her head, causing extensive brain injuries, including subdural hemorrhaging, swelling, and increased intracranial pressure that led to brain herniation. Despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tiger-woods-awake-responsive-and-recovering-following-suv-roll-over-crash\/\" title=\"Tiger Woods \u2018Awake, Responsive, And Recovering\u2019 Following SUV Roll-Over Crash\">emergency surgery<\/a> to remove part of her skull and being placed on a ventilator, Imani died on September 5 at Harlem Hospital. Thomas, 19, was arrested and charged with felony assault, reckless endangerment, and endangering the welfare of a child, and is currently held without bail. The incident is under homicide examination. Neighbors reported hearing frequent, intense arguments between Thomas and Imani&#8217;s mother since they moved into the building.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Imani Mitchell, a 1-year-old baby from the Bronx, passed away one week after her mother&rsquo;s boyfriend allegedly bashed in her skull.<\/p>\n<p>Jerome Thomas was watching the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/arrest-made-nicu-closure-malicious-wounding-felony-child-abuse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">baby<\/a> on the evening of Aug. 28 when he allegedly &ldquo;struck the child twice on the side of the head,&rdquo; according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-antifa-activist-daniel-alan-baker-arrested-for-plotting-to-murder-trump-supporters-says-he-received-soros-money\/\" title=\"UPDATE: Antifa Activist Daniel Alan Baker Arrested for Plotting to Murder Trump Supporters \u2014 Says He Received Soros Money\">criminal complaint<\/a>, per a <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/09\/08\/us-news\/bronx-girl-1-dies-of-injuries-after-severe-beating-allegedly-at-hands-of-moms-boyfriend-cops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from the New York Post.<\/p>\n<p>The baby was then rushed to Harlem Hospital in critical condition, the news outlet said.<\/p>\n<p>The criminal complaint added that Imani had &ldquo;extensive subdural hemorrhaging on the right side of her head resulting in swelling and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >intracranial pressure causing brain herniation<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She required surgery to remove part of her skull.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VJCyIWnYe2\">pic.twitter.com\/VJCyIWnYe2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; True Crime Updates (@TrueCrimeUpdat) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrueCrimeUpdat\/status\/1965361345760821673?\">September 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Though Imani was placed on a ventilator, doctors were unable to save her life, and she passed away at the hospital on Sept. 5.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas, who is 19 years old, was arrested on Aug. 29 and charged with felony assault, reckless endangerment, and endangering the welfare of a child.<\/p>\n<p>He has been held without bail on Rikers Island and will likely see the charges against him upgraded.<\/p>\n<p>The case is being investigated as a homicide, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/longisland.news12.com\/1-year-old-baby-girl-punched-in-face-and-head-in-melrose-dies-from-injuries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from News 12 Long Island.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet said that the baby was punched multiple times in the face.<\/p>\n<p>Nicole LaCroix, a neighbor of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/boyfriend-shaves-half-head-beats-bloody-goes-salon-makeover\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thomas<\/a> and Imani&rsquo;s mother, Le&rsquo;Nesha Mitchell, said in comments to the New York Post that the couple had recently moved into their building.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I spent a little time with the mother, and I guess the boyfriend one night, just because they were new to the area, and we were just showing them where some of the stores are and different things like that,&rdquo; LaCroix recalled.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Being helpful, as a neighbor, because I&rsquo;m a little older than the young lady,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I held the baby, you know, because we spent a little time with each other. She was playing with my phone &mdash; she was an active one year old.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>LaCroix noted that they would sometimes hear arguments from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-don-lemons-interview-goes-wrong-dominican-woman-gives-wrong-answer-crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">apartment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They fight every night,&rdquo; LaCroix said, adding that the arguments occurred &ldquo;every night since they moved here.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;F**k you, b**ch.&rsquo; And &lsquo;Get the f**k out,&rsquo;&rdquo; LaCroix said of the arguments.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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On the evening of August 28, Jerome Thomas was caring for the baby when he reportedly hit her twice on the side of her head, according to a criminal complaint cited by the New York Post. The child was rushed to Harlem Hospital in critical condition. The complaint detailed that Imani suffered extensive bleeding beneath the right side of her skull, causing swelling and increased pressure inside her brain that led to brain herniation. 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