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Godmother, her boyfriend arrested in toddler's death

A 3-year-old boy's godmother and her boyfriend have been arrested after the boy was found apparently beaten to death in her Patchen Avenue home. Police have charged Nymeen Cheatam and Lemar Martin with

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Jun 8, 2008, 4:43 PM

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