Infant Found Dead on Staten Island, Parents Arrested

A one-month-old boy was discovered unresponsive in a Staten Island apartment, showing signs of trauma; his parents face charges of reckless endangerment.

• Early Saturday morning, police responded to a distress call from the infant's mother, finding the baby with injuries to his left arm.
• The child was pronounced dead at Richmond University Medical Center, where doctors noted visible trauma.
• Leonard Thompson and Jenice Lightfoot, the baby's parents, were taken into custody and charged with reckless endangerment.
• An autopsy is pending to determine the exact cause of death of the infant.
• The NYPD continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding the tragic incident.

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