Three-year-old dies after alleged assault by mom’s boyfriend

CAIRO―A three-year-old child, hospitalized for nearly a month after authorities say she was violently assaulted by her mother’s boyfriend, has passed away, Greene County Sheriff Peter Kusminsky confirmed.

Fay Mohamed of Cairo died shortly after 6 a.m. on Wednesday morning at Albany Medical Center. She was taken off life support on Tuesday afternoon after remaining in critical condition since the January 28 attack.

Lameik Shakur Wilson, 24, of Cairo, was arrested by the Greene County Sheriff's Office the following day and charged with second-degree assault, a felony, and endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor.

Wilson, who remains remanded to the Greene County Jail without bail, is now facing elevated charges, including murder.

Around 4:14 p.m. on Wednesday, January 28, Greene County 911 dispatched police and EMS to an apartment on Main Street in Cairo for a report of a three-year-old girl found unconscious and bleeding from the mouth.

The child was noted to have several visible injuries and was treated at the scene before being airlifted to Albany Medical Center, the sheriff’s office reported.

Greene County District Attorney Joseph Stanzione had called the crime a “horrific offense” and said that the child “was beaten and abused beyond comprehension.”

Wilson is not originally from the area, Stanzione noted. Public records show he previously lived in Rochester.

This is a developing story and will be updated when additional details are made available.

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