Autopsy: 2-year-old NJ boy died from decapitation
By KATIE ZEZIMABy KATIE ZEZIMA, Associated Press?
?An air conditioner rests on a porch roof, second from left, at 1415 Kaighn Ave., in Camden, N.J., Wednesday, August 22, 2012, after police in Camden say a 2-year-old boy was decapitated, apparently by his mother, and his head left in the freezer of their home before woman fatally stabbed herself. Chevonne Thomas, 33, called 911 just after midnight to say something had happened to her child and it "sounded like she had done it," Camden County Prosecutor's Office spokesman Jason Laughlin said. Officers found Zahree Thomas' body on the first floor of the home on Kaighn Avenue and the boy's head in the freezer. (Photo/Mel Evans)
An air conditioner rests on a porch roof, second from left, at 1415 Kaighn Ave., in Camden, N.J., Wednesday, August 22, 2012, after police in Camden say a 2-year-old boy was decapitated, apparently by his mother, and his head left in the freezer of their home before woman fatally stabbed herself. Chevonne Thomas, 33, called 911 just after midnight to say something had happened to her child and it "sounded like she had done it," Camden County Prosecutor's Office spokesman Jason Laughlin said. Officers found Zahree Thomas' body on the first floor of the home on Kaighn Avenue and the boy's head in the freezer. (Photo/Mel Evans)
A police officer talks to neighbors near 1415 Kaighn Ave., in Camden, N.J., Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012, Police say a New Jersey mother apparently decapitated her 2-year-old boy and put his head in the freezer of their home before she fatally stabbed herself. Chevonne Thomas, 33, called 911 just after midnight to say something had happened to her child and it "sounded like she had done it," said Jason Laughlin, a spokesman for the county prosecutor's office. Officers found Zahree Thomas' body on the first floor of the Camden home and the boy's head in the freezer. The mother stabbed herself in the neck with a kitchen knife and died, Laughlin said. (Photo/Mel Evans)
A postman asks about delivering the mail as police officers stand in front of 1415 Kaighn Ave., in Camden, N.J., Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012. Police say a New Jersey mother apparently decapitated her 2-year-old boy and put his head in the freezer of their home before she fatally stabbed herself. Chevonne Thomas, 33, called 911 just after midnight to say something had happened to her child and it "sounded like she had done it," said Jason Laughlin, a spokesman for the county prosecutor's office. Officers found Zahree Thomas' body on the first floor of the Camden home and the boy's head in the freezer. The mother stabbed herself in the neck with a kitchen knife and died, Laughlin said. (Photo/Mel Evans)
Neighbors duck under police tape near 1415 Kaighn Ave., in Camden, N.J., Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012. Police say a New Jersey mother apparently decapitated her 2-year-old boy and put his head in the freezer of their home before she fatally stabbed herself. Chevonne Thomas, 33, called 911 just after midnight to say something had happened to her child and it "sounded like she had done it," said Jason Laughlin, a spokesman for the county prosecutor's office. Officers found Zahree Thomas' body on the first floor of the Camden home and the boy's head in the freezer. The mother stabbed herself in the neck with a kitchen knife and died, Laughlin said. (Photo/Mel Evans)
A neighbor sits on her porch as police officers stand near the open doorway of 1415 Kaighn Ave., in Camden, N.J., Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012. Police say a New Jersey mother apparently decapitated her 2-year-old boy and put his head in the freezer of their home before she fatally stabbed herself. Chevonne Thomas, 33, called 911 just after midnight to say something had happened to her child and it "sounded like she had done it," said Jason Laughlin, a spokesman for the county prosecutor's office. Officers found Zahree Thomas' body on the first floor of the Camden home and the boy's head in the freezer. The mother stabbed herself in the neck with a kitchen knife and died, Laughlin said. (Photo/Mel Evans)
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) ? An autopsy shows that a 2-year-old New Jersey boy died as a result of decapitation.
Authorities say Zahree Thomas died after his mother decapitated him early Wednesday at their Camden rowhouse. Autopsy results released Thursday on mother Chevonne Thomas showed she died of a knife wound to the neck.
Thomas lost custody of Zahree in 2010 after she admitted smoking marijuana and PCP and leaving the boy alone in a car.
Authorities say there are indications Thomas might still have been using PCP and marijuana.
She regained custody of Zahree in April.
The case is raising questions about New Jersey's child welfare agency, which has been under federal oversight for nearly a decade.
A spokeswoman says the agency is still investigating. It said Wednesday that staffers visited the family regularly.
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