Mother arrested on suspicion of child-endangerment

COLUMBIA — The mother of a 2-year-old boy who died at University Hospital on Wednesday was arrested on suspicion of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child, but police are still looking for the boy’s father, Horace C. Johnson, according to a news release from the Columbia Police Department. Keyonda Lumpkin, 26, told police she was aware her child was being harmed over the course of several days but did not seek proper medical attention, according to the release.