Shaniqua Leonard

The mother of a 2-year-old Massachusetts girl who died late last year has now been charged with manslaughter. Lyric Farrell of Whitman was found unresponsive on Dec. 28 and taken to Brockton Hospital, where she was taken off life support on Dec. 31 after being declared brain-dead. Shaniqua Leonard, 29, was arrested the following month on a charge of reckless…

A Massachusetts mother charged with failing to seek timely medical help for her toddler daughter who later died has been granted bail and will be allowed to attend the girl’s funeral, a judge has ruled. Shaniqua Leonard, 29, of Whitman, appeared in court Monday for a dangerousness hearing. Bail was set at $2,500. Leonard is charged with reckless endangerment of…

A Boston mother arrested in connection to the death of her 2-year-old daughter is due back in court.

The Massachusetts woman arrested in connection to the death of her 2-year-old daughter returned to court on Friday for her alleged role in the tragedy. Shaniqua Leonard, 29, was arrested Thursday in Dorchester on a charge of reckless endangerment of a child for the death of her daughter, Lyric Farrell. The girl was found unresponsive on Dec. 28 at a…

Authorities arrested the mother of a 2-year-old Whitman girl who died, charging her with reckless child endangerment.

A Massachusetts woman has been arrested in the death of her 2-year-old daughter who was found unresponsive and was later taken off life support back in December.

A Massachusetts woman has been arrested in the death of her 2-year-old daughter who was found unresponsive at a home in Whitman back in December, according to the Plymouth County District Attorney’s office. Shaniqua Leonard, 29, was arrested Thursday in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood on an arrest warrant, authorities said. She was taken to Brockton to face a charge of...