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Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Man Who Killed 3-Month-Old Baby Gets Life Sentence

South Jersey resident was found guilty of the 2010 crime in September.

A South Jersey man found guilty of murdering his three-month old baby by throwing her into the Raritan River in 2010 was sentenced to life in prison, Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa announced on Wednesday. Shamsiddin Abdur-Raheem, 24, of Galloway, was also sentenced to 30 years in prison, to be served consecutively, for kidnapping, Chiesa said. As a result, Abdur-Raheem must serve 89 years without the possibility of parole. He was found guilty of throwing his baby, Zara, off a Garden State Parkway bridge into the river on Sept. 7, following a two-week trial in New Brunswick. Abdur-Raheem was found guilty of murder, kidnapping and endangering the welfare of a child. He was also found guilty of two counts of simple assault, after …

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LC

1:27 pm on Monday, December 10, 2012

her name is Susan Smith. A total waste of life. Those poor little boys. I agree with your friend, especially when innocent children are the victims.   more ›

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