Jerome Thomas, 19, was hit with first-degree assault and child endangerment charges for allegedly slamming his closed fist into the one-year-old’s head inside a Woodstock apartment around 2:30 a.m. Thursday, cops said.
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The infant was taken to Harlem Hospital in critical but stable condition, police said.
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NYPD detectives were seen hauling evidence bags out of the apartment Saturday afternoon.
Neighbor Nicole LaCroix said the trio was new to the building, and she was under the impression Thomas and the woman were dating.
“I spent a little time with the mother, and I guess the boyfriend one night, just because they were new to the area, and we were just showing them where some of the stores are and different things like that. Being helpful, as a neighbor, because I’m a little older than the young lady,” said LaCroix, who recalled spending time with the infant.
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LaCroix said her daughter heard “arguments” coming from the trio’s apartment, and she wished she would have “stepped in and helped.”
Another neighbor who only gave the name Maurice called the stomach-churning incident a “shock.”
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His next court date is Sept. 4. His lawyer could not be reached for comment.
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