{"id":5857,"date":"2026-07-14T11:35:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T06:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=5857"},"modified":"2026-07-14T11:35:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T06:35:50","slug":"l-a-mom-accused-of-killing-toddler-who-was-hospitalized-with-burns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=5857","title":{"rendered":"L.A. mom accused of killing toddler, who was hospitalized with burns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/5bf1ace\/2147483647\/strip\/false\/crop\/3940x3625+0+0\/resize\/1500x1380!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3b%2F79%2F468a6c3b4fed83981dc719a8a5e3%2F1557690-me-torch-run-13-mjc.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-element=\"story-body\" data-subscriber-content=\"\">\n<p>A Lancaster woman has been accused of murdering her toddler son.<\/p>\n<p>Rayzhanna Greenhoward, 28, was charged Monday by L.A. County prosecutors with killing 2-year-old Legend Lee. <\/p>\n<p>Greenhoward was arrested and booked on July 9 after an eight-month investigation by homicide detectives with the L.A. County Sheriff\u2019s Department, a news release from the department said. Greenhoward is being held at the Lynwood jail on $2-million bail, according to jail records.<\/p>\n<p>The district attorney\u2019s office filed charges against Greenhoward including murder, use of a deadly weapon, assault on a child causing death and child abuse resulting in death, court records show.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said an investigation was launched after the Kern County medical examiner\u2019s office notified L.A. County sheriff\u2019s homicide investigators about the death on Nov. 26 of a 2-year-old child in the 44000 block of Cedar Avenue in Lancaster, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>Few details are available, but according to the L.A. County medical examiner\u2019s office, the boy was hospitalized and died due to severe burn injuries. <\/p>\n<p>In a GoFundMe to raise money for a memorial service following the boy\u2019s death, Legend was remembered as a \u201cbright light in so many lives\u201d and \u201ca true godsend to those who loved him.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Greenhoward was arraigned on Monday. Her next court appearance will be on Tuesday in Lancaster, according to prosecutors. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Lancaster woman has been accused of murdering her toddler son. Rayzhanna Greenhoward, 28, was charged Monday by L.A. County prosecutors with killing 2-year-old Legend Lee. Greenhoward was arrested and booked on July 9 after an eight-month investigation by homicide detectives with the L.A. County Sheriff\u2019s Department, a news release from the department said. 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