Few Answers Six Months After Columbia Toddler’s Homicide

The asphyxiation death of 3-year-old Elijah LaJeuness remains the one homicide so far this year in Howard County without charges being filed.

Six months ago today, Howard County police found 3-year-old Elijah LaJeuness unresponsive in his Columbia home. The child was taken to Howard County General Hospital where he was pronounced dead. His April 13 death remains the only homicide of the four that have occurred this year in Howard County that has not garnered criminal charges. "This is one of the cases--it takes some time before an arrest can made,” Howard County police spokeswoman Sherry Llewellyn told Patch this month. Irwin Kramer, attorney for LaJeuness’s father, Robert LaJeuness, said in an interview this month his client is “beyond distraught over the loss of his little boy." Robert LaJeuness has referred questions about his son’s death to Kramer. Joaquinia LaJeuness, his …

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