The boy's cause of death has not yet been determined, authorities said.
NEWARK -- A mother and her live-in boyfriend have been charged in connection with the death of a seven-year-old boy, authorities announced Monday.
Michael Moore, Jr., was found unresponsive Sunday morning inside his North Munn Avenue home, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose said in a joint release.
Though an autopsy on Moore's body is still pending, authorities said his mother and her boyfriend were charged based on injuries found on the child's body.
The mother, Khadejrah Rawls, 28, has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child, and boyfriend Christopher Spearman, 29, was charged with aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of a child, Murray and Ambrose said.
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Four other children, all younger than Moore, and three pit bull puppies were also found in the home, authorities said. They have all been removed, and the children placed with child protective services, Murray and Ambrose said.
Moore was found at 9:54 a.m. Sunday, and transported to University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 10:36 a.m., authorities said. Officials said Sunday they were investigating his death as "suspicious."
His cause of death has not yet been determined.
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