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Mom kills boy (9) with hammer

Jul 10, 2012 | NYDailyNews | 12 comments

Suspected prostitute - who appeared to dote on her 9-year-old son - suddenly snapped and bashed the boy’s head with a hammer, before trying to commit suicide

Bernard Revell, 9, who police say was killed by his mother Tenika Revell, 40

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NEW YORK -- A 40-year-old Brooklyn mother called 911 saying that she had killed her son and had taken pills to end her own life, the NY Daily News reports.

Tenika Revell called for help just before 11 p.m. Friday, police said. "As if she had ice in her veins", she coldly told the operator that she killed her child and had taken pills to try to end her own life.

Cops rushed to her Brooklyn apartment and found the woman alive. But her son Bernard couldn’t be saved.

Her neighbours were stunned by the violence, saying that Revell appeared to adore her son, whom she often called “Little B”.

“They were like this,” said neighbour Victoria Green, as she crossed her fingers. “Always tight.”

Bernard was found with bruises and lacerations to his head, police said.

His mom has been charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a child.

Kay Jefferson, Revell’s cousin, and her son were supposed to spend Friday night at the suspect’s home for a sleepover — but cancelled at the last minute.

A devastated Jefferson, 38, said: “That was her baby. She loved that little boy. I don’t understand what would make her snap”.

Police sources said Revell is an ex-con with at least 33 prior arrests, including several for prostitution.

Revell, who used several aliases, served two separate stints in prison after being convicted of attempted robbery and attempted burglary, records show.

  • The death rocked the city just a day after a cop’s live-in girlfriend killed her two kids before trying — and failing — to kill herself.

Lisette Bamenga, a schoolteacher, forced her 5-year-old son and 4-month-old daughter to drink toxic windshield de-icer. She sealed the windows with tape and plastic before turning on a gas stove, police sources said.

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Thu May 23 16:05:28 SAST 2013 ::
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Jul 10, 2012

MissBhakajuju

prostitution causes mental illness..... the sordid of being banged by every Tom, Harry !!!!
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Jul 10, 2012

MommaC

Bath salts?
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Jul 10, 2012

BaleliM

i feel so sorry for the kids in this world. The people that are supposed to be nurturing are either raping them or killing them.
so sad.
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Jul 10, 2012

2nevvy4u

things we sleep with,nxa!!
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Jul 10, 2012

MsKinkyakaKamaSutra

I wonder what made her to snap...............
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Jul 10, 2012

nomsa04

as a prostitude she must be using drugs, no nomal person can do such a thing to his child, i know at times you can be mad but snapping, i dont know i think its evil!!!!!!!!
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Jul 10, 2012

Shredder

@MommaC - Bath salts?
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Hahahahahaha - yes, bath Salts. Almost forgot about them.

Come on now MommaC. Eish!! This is scary. A hammer?
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Jul 10, 2012

MommaC

Shredder

A family friend called Uncle Bob used to always say 'they may kil1 you but they can't eat you'. Seems he hadn't heard of bathsalts :)

I wonder if she used a ballpeen, a two pounder or a claw?
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Jul 10, 2012

Mellow

A hammer?! on your child?

@Mskinky Dear she is a prosti, a sight of a man makes her snap but her own child? haaibo crazy cruel

MommaC no doubt this beechheeee is using drugs big time
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Jul 10, 2012

NewKidOnTheBlock

Damnn, this is so brutal. Another American Psycho.
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