Mother, Boyfriend On The Run After Being Accused Of Beating 1-Year-Old To Death

MISSISSIPPI – A mother and her boyfriend are on the run after being accused of beating her 1-year-old son to death, police said.

On Dec. 21, a neighbor called 911 about a 1-year-old unresponsive at an apartment complex, according to WAPT-TV.

When police arrived, Prodigy Hunter was rushed to the University of Mississippi hospital where he died.

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On Dec. 29, the toddler’s mother, Yolanda Hunter, 29, surrendered to police after a capital murder warrant was issued. She was also charged with felony child abuse.

Her boyfriend, Herman Coleman, 33, faced the same charges and was wanted by police, Jackson Police Chief Joseph Wade said in a news conference.

Prodigy had a “massive amount of trauma” including bruises that covered his entire body.

Hunter’s four other children were taken away and placed in the custody of the state’s Department of Child Protective Services.

Police are searching for Hunter, who was released on bail earlier in the investigation and Coleman, who has reportedly been on the run since the boy’s death.