{"id":933730,"date":"2026-07-14T06:46:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T06:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/933730\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T06:46:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T06:46:31","slug":"l-a-county-mother-charged-in-murder-of-2-year-old-son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/933730\/","title":{"rendered":"L.A. County mother charged in murder of 2-year-old son"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A 28-year-old Lancaster woman accused of murdering her 2-year-old son was formally charged by the Los Angeles County District Attorney&#8217;s Office on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The charges follow an eight-month investigation into the death of Legend Lee, which was brought to the attention of Los Angeles County Sheriff&#8217;s investigators by the Kern County Medical Examiner&#8217;s Office, the Los Angeles Times reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Details remain limited, and it is unclear what exactly occurred during the Nov. 26 incident in the 44000 block of Cedar Avenue.<\/p>\n<p><a data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/Lancaster-child-murdered.jpg\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"L.A. County mother charged in murder of 2-year-old son\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/ktla_articles_362\/4d2fc41a8eadb3d97347fcd6b6c83c40.jpeg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A 28-year-old mother from Lancaster was charged with murder in connection with the death of her 2-year-old son on Nov. 26, 2025.  (Google)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the <a data-ylk=\"slk:Los Angeles County Medical Examiner&#039;s Office;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/me.lacounty.gov\/case-detail\/?caseNumber=2025-18737\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles County Medical Examiner&#8217;s Office<\/a>, the 2-year-old died from complications of severe burn injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:California death row inmate in notorious 1979 murder-for-hire plot dies;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;outcm:mb_qualified_link;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/us\/articles\/california-death-row-inmate-notorious-021410613.html\" class=\"promo-link__link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0California death row inmate in notorious 1979 murder-for-hire plot dies\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The child&#8217;s mother, identified as Rayzhannah Greenhoward, was arrested July 9 in connection with her son&#8217;s death and is being held at the Lynwood Jail on $2 million bail.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She has been charged with murder, assault with a deadly weapon, child abuse resulting in death and assault on a child causing death, <a data-ylk=\"slk:The Times reported;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2026-07-13\/la-mom-accused-of-killing-toddler-who-was-hospitalized-with-burns\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The Times reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She is scheduled to appear in court again Tuesday in Lancaster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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