A Chicago-area mother suffocated her 3-month-old baby to death and then strapped him into a BabyBjorn carrier and went shopping, prosecutors said.
Toyrianna Smith, 20, was drinking vodka with friends at a home in Harvey, Ill., south of Chicago, last Wednesday when she beat and suffocated Ken Blackman Jr. because he wouldn't stop crying, prosecutors said in a bond hearing on Monday.
Smith had allegedly crashed in a guest room at the friend's house with the baby by her side when his crying woke her up, authorities said.
The drama unfolded about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, shortly after Isayah Muller's commencement at Lehman College.
A standout running back, Isayah led the Truman High School Mustangs to their first-ever PSAL Bowl title in November. He planned to attend Nassau Community College in the fall.
"He told his mother, 'Don't worry mom, when I make it to the NFL I will take care of you, and the kids,'" Sostre said. "This is a huge loss for our family."
"They killed my boy," Andre Muller said behind tears Wednesday night at a vigil held for the teen at his great-grandmother's Hell's Kitchen home. "He was a good kid. I'm going to miss him every day."
