ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A mother and her partner charged in connection to the death of a 2-year-old boy in Rochester are set to stand trial next year.
The boy’s mother, India Duncan, and her partner, Joshua Velez, are scheduled to go on trial Oct. 4, 2027, after pleading not guilty.
The two were arrested in August and charged with murder, manslaughter, and acting in a manner to injure a child in the death of Isaiah Jones.
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On May 10, Rochester Police say they found Jones injured and unresponsive at a housing complex on Dewey Avenue. He later died in the hospital as a result.
The Monroe County Medical Examiner ruled the boy’s death a homicide from non-accidental injuries to his head and body.
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