Yesterday, NJ State Police recovered the body of an infant believed to be Zara Malani-Lin Abdur-Raheem. In February, the baby's father Shamsid-Din Abdur-Raheem claimed he threw her off into the Raritan River after abducting her from the baby's maternal grandmother's home. The Star Ledger reports, "The clothing and wrappings of the found baby are consistent with what [the baby] was last seen in," an official confirmation could take days, adding, "The day before the kidnapping, the baby’s mother...went to police seeking a restraining order against Abdur-Raheem. But because it was a holiday — Presidents Day — the order was not issued until the next day, when the court reopened." Abdur-Raheem was charged with kidnapping and attempted murder for injuring the baby's grandmother. more ›

The NJ State Police are continuing their search for three-month-old Zara Malani-Lin Abdur-Raheem, whose father claimed he threw her off the Driscoll Bridge after abducting her from her maternal grandmother's home in East Orange, NJ. Shamsid-Din Abdur-Raheem, who has been charged with kidnapping and attempted murder, allegedly punched and choked the grandmother on Tuesday while Zara's mother was reportedly at the Essex County Courthouse getting a restraining order. While there are no witnesses who saw Abdur-Raheem throw the child in the river, the police consider his confession "credible." more ›

The police are investigating the death of a 2-week-old baby, who was found dead in the mother's apartment. The baby had initially been reported missing from Kings County Hospital: According to the Post, the mother told ER workers "she had taken him there and wanted to see him," but when the hospital couldn't find any record of the baby, they contacted the police who went to the mother's apartment in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens. The NY Times reports that the mother has two other young children, "about 2 and 3 years old." The authorities removed the children from the apartment: "They were in pajamas and seemed unstartled by the activity swirling around them: the police, the news cameras." more ›