Prosecutor: Jefferson City boy died from suffocation
By Steve Smith •
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - A woman accused of killing a 4-year-old Jefferson City boy who she was babysitting will not be released on bond.
A judge ruled Friday that Quatavia Givens will remain in jail awaiting trial on a first-degree murder charge in the death of Darnell Gray in October 2018.
A grand jury indictment released Friday says the boy died by suffocation.
Authorities have also said he suffered blunt force trauma before he died.
Givens is charged with first-degree murder, child abuse, child endangerment and abandoning a corpse.
She pleaded not guilty to the charges Friday.
