Jeroen Coombs is an accused killer from Florida who has been charged with the murder of three year old Paisley Brown
According to police reports emergency personnel were called to a residence in Marion County Florida due to an unresponsive three year old. The mother of Paisley Brown had apparently called Jeroen Coombs, her live in boyfriend, who was acting evasive in terms of the condition of Paisley who appeared to be lifeless on their Facetime call. When the mother arrived home she would find Paisley cold and unresponsive however she did not call 911. A third party would arrive at the home, noticed the condition of the child and called 911
Paisley Brown would be rushed to the hospital where the three year old would be pronounced dead
According to another child in the home Jeroen Coombs had struck Paisley Brown repeatedly in the chest. The three year old also had ligature marks on her wrists and ankles
Jeroen Coombs would be arrested and was initially charged with aggravated child abuse however the charges have now been upgraded to murder
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A Marion County man was arrested and faced second-degree murder charges in the death of his girlfriend’s 3-year-old child.
On Feb. 19, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call about an unresponsive child identified as Paisley Brown at a home on NE 44th Ave.
Detectives said the child’s mother, Jennifer Kendrick, left the home that morning while all her children were still asleep to run some errands.
She said around 10:30 a.m., she called Jeroen Coombs, 32, to check on the children. She could hear Brown in the background, shouting “I love you, Mommy,” and noted that the child did not sound distressed.
Kendrick told deputies that she had been dating Coombs since October 2025, and they had been living together since January. She also said he was responsible for the children’s baths, meals and diaper changes.
After she hung up with Coombs, the report said the two continued their conversation over text, but once he stopped responding, she became alarmed and decided to FaceTime Coombs around 10:58 a.m
That’s when he told her that Brown was unresponsive.
Kendrick told deputies that she asked him to put the child on the phone, and when he did, Brown looked “pale and limp,” her eyes were “barely open,” and her under eyes were “very dark and gray in color.”
According to deputies, Kendrick asked Coombs what happened and told him to call 911, but he did not provide answers or make the call.
When she got home, the child was sitting limp in a high chair and cold to the touch, according to the report.
Deputies said the child had bruises on her chest that Kendrick confirmed were not there the night before. She also had ligature marks on her ankles and wrists.
A witness, who was supposed to come over to make a repair at the home, called 911, which was 40 minutes after Kendrick learned her daughter was unresponsive. The report said the witness also attempted CPR on the child.
The report said Kendrick could not explain why she or Coombs did not call emergency crews.
One of the other children in the home told deputies that his step-dad punched the child “very hard” in the chest, but did not witness the encounter.
When Coombs spoke with investigators, they said his initial explanation contradicted Kendrick’s statements. Eventually, deputies said, Coombs admitted to causing Brown’s injuries and told them that he “messed up” and was a “terrible person.”
He told deputies that he would restain the child’s hand and legs at night to keep her from putting her hands down her diaper.
That morning, the arrest report said, he went to pick up Brown from out of the playpen, when she started “flailing and kicking,” causing him to drop her on the ground while she was still tied.
The report said Brown sounded like she was gasping for air after she hit the ground, so Coombs said he “popped” the child three times on the chest, causing the bruises.
On the third hit, Coombs told deputies that she appeared to stop breathing, and said he did not call 911 because he was scared.
The autopsy report found that the child suffered blunt force trauma to the head that was only visible underneath the skin. Her death was also ruled a homicide.
Coombs was initially arrested for aggravated child abuse in connection with Brown’s death on Feb. 20. Now, he was additionally charged with second-degree murder.
Marion County man faces murder charge in death of girlfriend’s 3-year-old daughter
