A Minneapolis woman was charged Friday with murder for fatally beating her newborn son.
Addison S. Perdew, 23, was charged in Hennepin County District Court with one count each of second-degree intentional murder and second-degree unintentional murder.
Perdew is accused of killing her 2-month-old son Wednesday in the 900 block of 22nd Avenue S. She is in custody at the Hennepin County jail on $1 million bail and did not have an attorney listed for her case.
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office ruled that the boy died of blunt-force injuries and suffered 33 rib fractures, multiple skull fractures, lacerations of the liver, a fractured right clavicle and hemorrhaging in the brain and both lungs. The office has not released the child's identity.
According to the criminal complaint:
Police responded to Perdew's apartment about 3 a.m. for a call that a baby had been beaten to death. They found Perdew inside crying, vomiting and claiming that she had consumed a bottle of pills.
Perdew pointed to the back of the apartment, where police found the boy under a blanket. The infant had blood on his face and bruises over most of his body. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Nearby, police also found blankets strewn about, a broken mirror and a bottle of rum that was three-fourths empty, the charges said.
