A mother has been charged in connection to her 5-year-old son’s death after he fell 17 stories from an apartment building in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, in late November , prosecutors announced Tuesday.
Corrinne O’Connor is charged with first-degree endangering the welfare of a child in connection to Grayson’s death.
Nov. 27, 2023
KCMO police were called to an alley near East 10th Street and Grand Boulevard , which is where Grayson’d body was located.
Officers noticed “catastrophic damage” to his head and body, including near his eye, as well as a broken, twisted leg, court documents said.
While emergency medical services personnel attempted to treat Grayson, crews noted his body temperature was cold enough to cause concern.
From the alleyway where Grayson fell, investigators saw an open window on the 17th floor of the building, which was the only open window in the back at the time.
Surveillance video of Grayson’s fall showed he hit a covered walkway over the alley before falling into the alley.