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A mother and her boyfriend were charged Wednesday for the death of the woman's 4-year-old son in Seattle's Queen Anne neighborhood.
Cynthia Rose Enyeart, 23, and 20-year-old Junior Prince Desta Asghedom were charged with second-degree murder.
On the night of Dec. 11, a 911 call was made for an unconscious child. When first responders arrived, they found the child dead.
According to charging documents, Enyeart said the child had slipped "recently" while getting out of the bath, hitting his head. Paramedics told Seattle police the child's injuries were inconsistent with what Enyeart said.
Enyeart and Asghedom were the only people on scene. The two were taken to a police station and interviewed.
Before being interviewed, Enyeart was seen using her cellphone. Police later learned she was posting messages to Facebook, which included a response to someone telling her not to say anything, according to charging documents. Those responses included, "And I ain't no snitch" and "imma jus cay [sic] he fell at my house," and "But he recently did."
While being interviewed, Enyeart was inconsistent throughout and changed the story "several times," according to charging documents.
Enyeart said the child hit his head getting out of the bath and again in the bedroom, hitting his face on the corner of the bedframe.
When shown photos of bruising on the child's face, Enyeart said he fell while they were staying at a motel in Lakewood several weeks ago.
She then said Asghedom struck the child several times in Lakewood.
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