Phone Records Reveal Sister Had Time to Kill Brother, Defense Says

By D.C. Witness Staff - September 25, 2019
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During trial Sept. 24, a mother said there wasn’t enough time for her daughter to kill her son. However,  phone records revealed there was more than enough time.

James Embre is charged with felony murder, first-degree cruelty to children and second-degree cruelty to children for his alleged role in the death of two-year-old Aceyson Aizim Ahmad on the 3400 block of A Street, SE on April 17. According to court documents, Embre, 26, was involved in a romantic relationship with Ahmad’s mother. 

Aceyson’s mother told defense counsel Jonathan Zucker there was no way that her daughter would be able to kill Aceyson in the short amount she was in the room alone with the baby.

Apparently, the two were in the room alone while the mother was on the phone.

Cell phone records showed that Aceyson’s mother was on the phone until 7:31 p.m. and the 911 call was made at 8:17 p.m. The time indicates that Aceyson and his sister were in the room up to approximately 40 minutes alone.

D.C. Witness previously reported that Aceyson’s sister often got into fights with other children while she was at school. Zucker asked the mother if she punished her daughter for fighting other kids.

“No, because that is what she does. She is a tomboy,” the mother said. 

Zucker also addressed an incident where the mother punched Embre in the face.

According to the mother, the incident occurred when she found out Embre punished her daughter by smacking her.  

The mother said she instructed her daughter to punch Embre in the face because he hit her.

The mother proceeded to tell the jury that she asked her daughter, “was that enough?” and her daughter replied “no.” Once again, she told her daughter to punch Embre in the face. The mother also punched Embre in the face when her daughter finished. 

Embre did not retaliate against the mother or the daughter, according to the mother.

Zucker also asked Aceyson’s mother about an occasion where she walked in on her daughter standing on Aceyson. The mother said her daughter was not standing on Aceyson, like she previously told the police. Instead, the mother said the girl had her foot against the baby’s body.

Aceyson’s mother said her daughter would do this stuff occasionally because she was “jealous of Aceyson.” 

This article was written by Katlyn Richardson