Girl, 2, died after losing a large amount of blood following a 'brutal rape by her mother's boyfriend'

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  • Shaleah Cudjo was pronounced dead shortly after she was taken to the hospital following a welfare check on the morning of September 3
  • The two-year-old had lost a lot of blood after sustaining injuries that displayed evidence of sexual assault
  • Shaleah's mother said she got a call from her boyfriend, 22-year-old Justin Lawson, who said the girl was sick
  • When the mom arrived at the home Shaleah had 'lost too much blood' and died a short time later
  • Lawson had left the home but was later arrested on complaints of first-degree murder and rape

By Kelly Mclaughlin For Dailymail.com

Published: 16:12 EST, 8 September 2015 | Updated: 06:50 EST, 9 September 2015

A two-year-old girl in Oklahoma City has died after she was allegedly raped by her mother's 22-year-old boyfriend.

Shaleah Cudjo was pronounced dead shortly after she was taken to the hospital following a welfare check at about 10.13am on September 3, when police received a call saying the girl was not breathing.

Justin Lawson, 22, was arrested on complaints of first-degree murder and rape shortly after the incident. 

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Shaleah Cudjo was pronounced dead shortly after she was taken to the hospital following a welfare check on the morning of September 3
A 911 caller told police that Shaleah wasn't breathing

Shaleah Cudjo was pronounced dead shortly after she was taken to the hospital following a welfare check on the morning of September 3

The two-year-old had lost a large amoung of blood after sustaining injuries that displayed evidence of sexual assault

The two-year-old had lost a large amoung of blood after sustaining injuries that displayed evidence of sexual assault

Shaleah's mother's boyfriend, 22-year-old Justin Lawson, was arrested on complaints of first-degree murder and rape shortly after the incident

Shaleah's mother's boyfriend, 22-year-old Justin Lawson, was arrested on complaints of first-degree murder and rape shortly after the incident

The little girl had lost a large amount of blood after sustaining internal injuries and other injuries that displayed evidence of sexual assault.  

Shaleah's mother, Keah Cudjo, told police that her boyfriend, Lawson, told her that the girl was sick and not doing well, according to News On 6. 

'They told me by the time I got here, she was already dead and there was nothing I could do. She had lost too much blood,' Keah Cudjo told KFOR.

Shaleah, pictured center with friends and family members, had been sick the night before she died, a person at her home, said

Shaleah, pictured center with friends and family members, had been sick the night before she died, a person at her home, said

'They told me by the time I got here, she was already dead and there was nothing I could do. She had lost too much blood,' Keah Cudjo, Shaleah's mother, said of the day her daughter died

'They told me by the time I got here, she was already dead and there was nothing I could do. She had lost too much blood,' Keah Cudjo, Shaleah's mother, said of the day her daughter died

Another person at the home told police that Shaleah had been sick the night before and was vomiting and had diarrhea. 

The next morning she became sick again, and a short time later she stopped breathing. 

Lawson had been at home with Shaleah but left the scene shortly after 911 was called. He was later found and arrested on outstanding warrants.  

Shaleah's death mark's Oklahoma City's 57th homicide of 2015. 

A GoFundMe page has been set up to help pay for Shaleah's burial service.   

Shaleah, pictured here at younger ages, had been vomiting and suffering from diarrhea the night before she died
The next morning, she was sick again and eventually stopped breaking

Shaleah, pictured here at younger ages, had been vomiting and suffering from diarrhea the night before she died. The next morning, she was sick again and eventually stopped breaking 

Family members have posted several memorial pictures of Shaleah on social media, saying she will never be forgotten

Family members have posted several memorial pictures of Shaleah on social media, saying she will never be forgotten

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