Damari Perry, the 6-year-old North Chicago boy whose body was found in Gary, Indiana, after he was reported missing by family members, died of hypothermia, the Lake County, Indiana, Coroner s Office said. Damari s mom Jannie Perry, who faces charges of first-degree murder in her son s death, was in bond court Wednesday afternoon where a judge set her bail at $5 million, authorities said.
A 6-year-old Illinois boy was found dead in an abandoned home last week and autopsy results reveal that the toddler died of hypothermia and partially frozen internal organs were identified.
Damari Perry, from Chicago, was found dead in freezing temperatures in Indiana on Saturday morning and was ruled to have been the victim of a homicide.