Crime & Safety
Bed-Stuy Mom Murders 7-Year-Old Son: Cops
Brooklyn mother, a known prostitute, called 911 to say she had killed the child and attempted to commit suicide by taking pills, according to officials.
A Bed-Stuy mother and known prostitute was arrested on Friday night for the murder of her 7-year-old son, police said.
Tenika Revell, 40, was arrested after a unit responded to a 911 call she had placed just before 11:00 p.m. in which she claimed to have killed her son and taken a handful of pills in an attempt to take her own life.
Upon arrival at Revell's home on Marcus Garvey Boulevard, police discovered her and the unconscious young boy inside. Seven-year-old Bernard Revell had experienced severe trauma to the head and could not be revived.
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The child was pronounced dead at the scene, while Revell was taken to Woodhull Medical Center for evaluation, according to cops.
Revell has a series of prior prostitution arrests on her record. Police are still investigating the cause of the murder.
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She was charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a child.
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