Richmond Couple Found Guilty Of Killing 5-Week-Old Son; Face 25 Years To Life In Prison

Bay City News Service, CBS San Francisco

October 11, 2023

RICHMOND – The parents who abused and killed their 5-week-old son in February 2021 in a Richmond hotel were convicted of manslaughter and other crimes Monday in Contra Costa County Superior Court.

After four days of deliberation, a jury convicted 38-year-old Rayray Andrederral Darn and 31-year-old Marilyn Northington of involuntary manslaughter, assault on a child under 8 years old causing death, and child abuse with the special allegation of willful harm or injury resulting in death.

On February 4, 2021, an employee of the hotel where the couple was residing witnessed Darn and Northington running out of their room with a baby reportedly not breathing.

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