Jury selection complete in alleged Driscoll Bridge baby toss case

Jury selection has ended in the murder trial of a man accused of tossing his 3-month-old off the Driscoll Bridge and into the Raritan River in 2010. Shamsid-Din Abdur-Raheem is charged with murder and

News 12 Staff

Aug 22, 2012, 1:57 AM

Updated 4,273 days ago

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Jury selection complete in alleged Driscoll Bridge baby toss case
Jury selection has ended in the murder trial of a man accused of tossing his 3-month-old off the Driscoll Bridge and into the Raritan River in 2010.
Shamsid-Din Abdur-Raheem is charged with murder and five other counts related to the infant's abduction and death.
According to the indictment, the 24-year-old allegedly forced his way into the East Orange home of the baby's grandmother, attacked the 60-year-old woman, and then grabbed his daughter Zara. Abdur-Raheem then started driving toward his home in Atlantic County when he stopped on the Drisoll Bridge and tossed the baby into the icy waters of the Raritan River.
Opening arguments in the case are scheduled for Wednesday morning.
Dad pleads not guilty to throwing child off bridgeVigil held for missing baby Lawyer: Police turned away baby Zara's mom Mother of slain baby sues East Orange police Police: Body found near river may be missing infant Infant found on river bank ID'd as abducted child NJ to change Amber Alert rules over baby toss case


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