Brooklyn mom sentenced for beating her son to death with broomstick

A Brooklyn mother has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for beating her four-year-old son to death with a broomstick. Zarah Coombs was sentenced on Wednesday, after pleading guilty in January to charges of manslaughter and endangerment of a child.

A Brooklyn mother has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for beating her four-year-old son to death with a broomstick.

Zarah Coombs was sentenced on Wednesday, after pleading guilty in January to charges of manslaughter and endangerment of a child. 

When she is eventually released from prison, the 28-year-old will be on probation for five years. 

Brooklyn mother Zarah Coombs, 28, was sentenced to 17 years in prison on Wednesday for the January 2017 death of her son Zamair, age four

Brooklyn mother Zarah Coombs, 28, was sentenced to 17 years in prison on Wednesday for the January 2017 death of her son Zamair, age four

Coombs beat her son to death with a broomstick when he dropped an egg on the floor of their Brownsville apartment When she is eventually released from prison, the 28-year-old will be on probation for five years

Coombs beat her son to death with a broomstick when he dropped an egg on the floor of their Brownsville apartment

'Little Zamair was an innocent boy who did not deserve to die,' District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said after the sentencing. 

Her boyfriend called police when he came home 20 minutes later and found the boy (pictured) passed out in a plastic container filled with water

'It is truly disturbing that his mother, the person who was supposed to care for his wellbeing and safety, viciously beat him and left him for dead. The defendant has now accepted responsibility for her brutal actions and today’s sentence ensures that she is punished for this crime.'

The incident in question happened in January 2017, when Zarah's son Zamair asked for something to eat. 

His mother refused to feed him, so he went to the refrigerator and accidentally dropped an egg on the floor. 

Coombs became enraged, grabbed a broomstick and beat Zamair until he fell unconscious. 

Then she put him in a plastic storage container filled with water and went to breast feed her baby. 

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Coomb's boyfriend called police when he came home 20 minutes later and found the boy passed out in the storage container.

When police showed up on the scene, the boy was foaming from the mouth, still in the bin.  

When Zamair was just three months old, his father, Bahsid McLean, killed his mother and dismembered her body - posing for photos with her decapitated head (above)

When Zamair was just three months old, his father, Bahsid McLean, killed his mother and dismembered her body - posing for photos with her decapitated head (above)

Zamair was rushed to the hospital where he died several hours later. 

The medical examiner said Zamair died due to blunt force trauma to his head. About 60 injuries were found on the boy's head and body. 

Zamair came from a troubled family. When he was just three months old, his father,  Bahsid McLean, stabbed his own mother in the neck and then dismembered her body with a Black & Decker saw - later posing for photos with her decapitated head. He then dumped her body parts throughout the Bronx. 

McLean is currently serving a 25 year to life sentence for the crime. 

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