Mother charged with murder of 6-month-old found dead in Charlotte cemetery

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Police have charged a mother with the murder of her 6-month-old son who was found dead in a Charlotte cemetery in February.

CMPD detectives have charged 30-year-old Tamara Jernel Brown with murder in the death of 6-month-old Chi-Liam Cody Brown-Erickson. Charlotte News

Information and evidence gathered by homicide detectives during the course of the the investigation led them to identifying Brown as a suspect in the case and a warrant was obtained for her arrest.

On Friday, detectives arrested Brown and charged with her with murder.

6-month-old missing boy from Matthews found dead in Charlotte cemetery

On the morning of Feb. 22, the search for missing Chi-Liam ended tragically when officers found his dead body at the Sharon Memorial Park cemetery in southeast Charlotte. Charlotte Murder Case

The Matthews Police Department said Chi-Liam and his mother had been missing from the Gander Cove Lane area of Matthews since about 10:00 p.m. on Feb. 20.

Officers from the Matthews Police Department, CMPD and the Union County Sheriff’s Bloodhound Unit searched desperately in hopes they’d find the child safe. That effort ended when they found Chi-Liam’s body in the cemetery off Monroe Road just after 4 a.m.

By WBTV Web Staff | March 20, 2020 at 9:23 PM EDT - Updated March 20 at 11:25 PM

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Police have charged a mother with the murder of her 6-month-old son who was found dead in a Charlotte cemetery in February.

CMPD detectives have charged 30-year-old Tamara Jernel Brown with murder in the death of 6-month-old Chi-Liam Cody Brown-Erickson. Charlotte Political News

Information and evidence gathered by homicide detectives during the course of the investigation led them in identifying Brown as a suspect in the case and a warrant was obtained for her arrest.

On Friday, detectives arrested Brown and charged with her with murder. Charlotte Press Release Distribution

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