Baby's Death Leads To Murder Charges Against Bergen Woman: Prosecutor

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — A woman faces a murder charge in the death of a 3-month-old boy she had assaulted on multiple occasions, according to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella.

Officers arrested Sun Min Grace Yoo Chan, 36, of River Edge on Tuesday, Musella said. An investigation found that she "assaulted the infant on multiple occasions in the past and, on March 29, 2022, ultimately caused his death."

River Edge Police got a 911 call the morning of Tuesday, March 29, and the caller said an infant was not breathing, Musella said. Officers "found a 3-month-old unresponsive male infant" in a home. The baby was pronounced dead at Hackensack University Medical Center on April 1, Musella said.

Chan faces charges of first-degree murder, second-degree aggravated assault, and second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, according to Musella. She is in custody at the Bergen County Jail, records show.

Musella's office did not specify Chan's relationship to the infant.