Savanna Dawson, 23, and Kyrios March Jr., 24, have been charged with aggravated murder in the death of 8-month-old Marquel Smith.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A man and woman have been charged with murder in the death of an 8-month-old boy and police believed the suspects might have fled the Columbus area.
Savanna Dawson, 23, and Kyrois March Jr., 24, are accused of killing Marquel Smith, who died Monday at a home in northwest Columbus, according to police. Dawson is the mother of the child while March is her boyfriend,Officers were called to the couple’s home at about 6:30 p.m. Monday and were told Marquel wasn’t breathing,The Franklin County Coroner’s Office ruled the baby died because of blunt-force trauma.
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