MARCUS DAVIS Jr - 1 yo - Charlotte NC

A toddler hospitalized with a head injury
earlier this week has died, and his mother has been charged with murder.



Authorities initially charged 22-year-old Shannon Merriman with
felony child abuse after her son was admitted to a Charlotte
hospital with a severe head injury Sunday.
The charge against Merriman was upgraded to murder after
1-year-old Marcus Davis Jr., died Thursday evening.

Merriman called 911 about 2:30 p.m. Sunday to report that her
1-year-old son had slipped and hit his head at their apartment in
southwest Charlotte.

She is being held in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg jail without
bond. It wasn't clear whether she has an attorney.

http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-story-ap-nc-charlotte-mother-charged-toddlers-death-110715,0,1445155.story

A toddler who was hospitalized this week in a
child abuse case has died, and his 22-year-old mother is charged with
murder.On Sunday, Shannon Shmir Merriman called 911 to report
that her 1-year-old son had slipped and hit his head at her apartment on
High Meadow Lane, in southwest Charlotte.The boy, Marcus Markee
Davis Jr., was taken to Carolinas Medical Center, said
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police. Merriman was taken into custody early
Wednesday at the hospital and initially charged with felony child abuse
inflicting serious injury.
At 5:40 p.m. Thursday, Marcus died from his injuries, police said, and Merriman was then charged with murder.Merriman's
Facebook page has photos of her beaming as she holds a smiling little
boy. She calls her son Marcus "my life" on her Facebook page.Other posts reveal a young mother struggling with the challenges of raising a child."Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeee marcus go to bed, mama don't feel good," she wrote in February.Relatives
and friends wrote prayers for Marcus on Facebook. "You are in a better
place im very sorry u didnt deserve this at all love u baby," wrote one.Court
records show Merriman has been charged with several traffic offenses.
In 2009, she was charged with failing to secure a passenger under 16 and
driving without her license in possession. In 2010, she was charged
several times with driving with a revoked license. All those charges
were dismissed.

Read more: http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/07/15/1346027/mother-charged-with-murder-in.html#ixzz1SJwEcA00

Pictures of Marcus...



http://www.wbtv.com/story/15074085/mother-charged-with-child-abuse-after-baby-found-seriously-injured?