by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman
April 23, 2025
The mom died practically 11 days after discovering her son lifeless in his room.
A Black mom in south Georgia reportedly died from a “damaged coronary heart” days after discovering her son crushed to demise in his bed room.
Based on Fox 12, Tasha Lawson discovered her son, Tee’Andrick, lifeless in his room on April 2. The household believes the 20-year-old was assaulted by two males who broke into the Hazelhurst, Georgia, residence whereas his mom was out of city.
Upon discovering her son, Lawson died simply 11 days later, on April 13, from obvious coronary heart points. Officers decided her explanation for demise to be from pure causes, particularly “aortic dissection rupture, hypertensive, and atherosclerotic heart problems.” She died whereas receiving medical therapy for her situation at Waycross Hospital.
Nonetheless, her household believes the doting mom died of a “damaged coronary heart” over her son’s premature demise. Now, their family members should cope with the sudden lack of Lawson and her son.
The household has since launched a GoFundMe to assist clear Tee’Andrick’s room and pay Lawson’s unanticipated funeral bills. The web page emphasised how shut the duo had been, and the way the younger man’s demise triggered his personal mom’s well being decline.
“With damaged hearts, we share the tragic lack of Tee’Andrick Lawson, a loving, humorous, and free-spirited younger man whose life was taken far too quickly in a mindless act of violence. He was the type of one who lit up each room — filled with laughter, vitality, and heat.”
The outline added, “Tee’Andrick and his mom had been inseparable. Their bond was deep and unbreakable — finest mates who did every thing collectively. The ache of dropping her son was an excessive amount of for her coronary heart to bear, and simply days later, she handed away from sheer heartbreak.”
Whereas authorities proceed to research the case, the household believes the foul play stemmed from a hate crime. The household claimed that Tee’Andrick’s sexual orientation led to the house invasion and deadly assault.
Based on the Human Rights Marketing campaign, an FBI report on 2023 crime information revealed assaults based mostly on sexual orientation rose 23% from the earlier yr. Nonetheless, Black members of the LGBTQ+ neighborhood additionally face disproportionate charges of assault. The Williams Institute at UCLA additionally launched a research that confirmed 44% of this demographic skilled bodily or sexual assault.
The household continues to await justice for Tee’Andrick’s homicide as they grieve the double loss.
