Thursday, July 25, 2019

2018 Child Homicide


July 25, 2019

A child death from last year that was originally being investigated as a child cruelty case is now being treated as a homicide.

On Sunday, September 9, 2018, the Richmond Police Department was called to the 1700 block of Rosecrest Avenue for the report of a child that was unresponsive. The child, a five-year-old female, was transported to a local hospital where she succumbed to her condition.

During the initial investigation, the child’s mother, Deshondra N. Spruill, 30, of the 1700 block of Rosecrest Avenue, was charged with child cruelty and failure to seek medical attention. After further investigation and continued consultation with the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office, Spruill has now been charged with felony homicide, possession of a scheduled I or II substance and child abuse/neglect.

Deshondra N. Spruill