DETROIT – A woman whose 20-month-old son died last week from head trauma is now facing a felony murder charge.
The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office said Rhionna Nichols, 20, of Detroit, caused her son’s fatal head trauma. Emergency technicians were called about 5 p.m. Dec. 5 for an unresponsive child at a home in the 19300 block of Kentucky Street in Detroit. They found the boy unconscious and rushed him to a hospital where he died from his injuries.
Nichols is charged with felony murder, first-degree child abuse and torture. She was arraigned Monday afternoon in 36th District Court and is scheduled to return to court Dec. 20 for a probable cause conference. A preliminary examination is scheduled for Dec. 27.
Nichols is being held at the Wayne County Jail.
Here is the report from last week: