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A woman murdered a baby boy abducted from his mother by burning him alive, police claim.

Felicia Marie-Nicole Smith, 25 ,is alleged to have killed Levi Cole Ellerbe in Natchitoches La, last Tuesday.

That evening, the boy’s mother Hanah Nicole Barker told police two assailants sprayed her in the face with mace at her nearby trailer home.

Six month-old Levi Ellerbe died after being abducted from his home and set alight last Tuesday, sheriff’s deputies say (Picture: KTBS3)

After the attack, she realized Levi was missing, and dialed 911.


That prompted a search by officials, who found Levi alive and in a critical condition by a set of railroad tracks with ‘obvious burns’ to his body.

The youngster died in hospital early the next day.



Sheriff’s deputies did not release a description of the alleged attackers, but have charged Smith with first-degree murder.

She is being held in Natchitoches Parish Detention Center without bond.

Felicia Smith has been charged with Baby Levi’s murder, and is being held in jail without bond (Picture: Natchitoches Police Department)

Levi was buried last Friday, with an obituary describing him as the ‘happiest baby who always had a big smile.’

It added: ‘He spent his time playing with siblings and cousins especially outdoors, watching PJ Masks and video gaming with Uncle J.

‘He was an animal lover and anytime he could get his hands on his dog, Rex, he loved to pull his ears.

‘Levi was a blessing to our family and everyone who met him.

‘We will always remember him as our little “Chunky Monkey.”‘