Carbon monoxide death of 8-year-old Massachusetts boy ruled murder; mother charged.

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[release]QUINCY -- A Quincy mother was charged with murder today for allegedly using a makeshift charcoal stove to fill her bedroom with the toxic fumes that claimed the life of her 8-year-old son Thursday afternoon.

The child has been identified as Brendan Yang, a third-grader at Snug Harbor Community School.

The mother was identified by law enforcement authorities as LiRong Zhang, 39. She was arraigned in her room at a Boston hospital today where she pleaded not guilty to a murder charge and was ordered held without bail.

At an afternoon press conference, Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey and Quincy Police Chief John Keenan said a motive for the disturbing act of domestic violence remains under investigation.

Before Thursday, Quincy police had responded just once to the family home and that took place in 2005 when Zhang and her husband, whose name was not immediately available got into a verbal argument, authorities said this afternoon. No one was arrested in the 2005 incident, officials said.

Authorities said the tragedy was discovered Thursday afternoon when 16-year-old brother returned to the home on Yardarm Lane and discovered all exterior doors were locked.

The teen broke in, but did not find anyone on the first floor. The teen went upstairs and discovered that the door to the master bedroom was locked. He also smelled smoke, and called 911, officials said.

Quincy firefighters, summoned by Yang's 16-year-old brother, discovered that the door was barricaded as well as locked. They forced their way inside and found the boy on the bed, unresponsive. His mother was lying on the floor, officials said.

Morrissey told reporters that a common means of committing suicide among Mandarin-speaking Chinese is to light charcoal briquets in a wok or a pan and allow the smoke to reach toxic, and usually, fatal levels.[/release]

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[iJeax]

What a bitch.

[editline]14th January 2011[/editline]

Cunt.

[editline]14th January 2011[/editline]

R.I.P Yang :smith:

[BugsyXoX]

Smoking Kills

[reywilnc]

What's with all the murders recently

[Zeke129]

[QUOTE=reywilnc;27415168]What's with all the murders recently[/QUOTE]

Yeah, it's so odd that there are the normal amount of murders occuring