TANYA R. COLEMAN STARVED BABY TO DEATH: COPS

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THE emaciated baby found dead in a suitcase died of starvation cops said before they charged the 14-month-old's mother with murder.
Tania R. Coleman, 20 of Erie, is pregnant and has two other girls aged two and three stands accused of killing her baby by "nutritional neglect" stuffing her body into the case and then dumping her in her neighbor's trash.
The tot's body was found by the neighbor after heavy rains washed the trash down the street and she found the case.
It was not clear how long the baby had been dead But Erie County Coroner Lyell Cook told The Erie Times News the remains were "in very poor shape."
Coleman identified herself as the mother when cops canvassed the neighborhood and was quickly arrested. 
Her other children appeared unharmed and were placed with her relatives.
Erie County District Attorney Jack Daneri said: "It would appear that the evidence would support finding that the child was neglected for a period of time and left to die essentially in that house."
He added that  Coleman and a man described by police as her boyfriend, 19-year-old Xavier A. Hollamon, tried to conceal the death by removing the body from the home, he said.
Hollamon was being held on $50,000 bail.
Both suspects were charged with concealing the child's death, tampering with evidence and abuse of a corpse. Coleman is charged with child endangerment, along with criminal homicide.