Trial continued for Cleveland mom accused of killing 3-year-old son

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The jury trial for a 31-year-old Cleveland mom accused of killing her three-year-old son was scheduled to begin Wednesday in front of Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge Brendan Sheehan; however, it has been continued and there is no new trial date set.

Timmeka Eggleton was indicted on the charges of aggravated murder, murder, felonious assault, and endangering children for the death of Curtis Witcher.

Cleveland police said Witcher was pronounced dead at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital on June 14, 2023 after being found unresponsive in a stroller inside a store near E. 79th Street and Euclid Avenue.

His death was ruled a homicide on June 17, 2023 and Eggleton was taken into custody several days later.

The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner ruled the little boy’s death a homicide resulting from blunt-force trauma.

“My heart breaks for everyone that loved this boy. As a parent, it is horrific to think that a mother would kill her three-year-old son,” said Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O’Malley in a statement last year.

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