Bronx Mother Found Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity in Sons' Deaths

A Bronx judge has found Dimone Fleming not guilty by reason of insanity for the 2022 stabbing deaths of her two young sons, a decision that comes as a high-profile Massachusetts case involving a similar defense reaches its conclusion. Fleming, now 26, was originally charged with first-degree murder in the killings of her children, 3-year-old Daishawn Fleming and 11-month-old Octavius Canada. The incident occurred on November 26, 2022, at a family shelter in the Mount Hope neighborhood of the Bronx. According to court records, police were called after shelter employees noticed smoke and water coming from Fleming's apartment.