The father of a baby boy who died under mysterious circumstances couldn’t hide his grief — or the shackles he wore Thursday to his son’s funeral.
The dad — identified by attendees as Ahmed Mohammed — was brought to the Islamic International funeral home in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, in a black Department of Correction van to bid farewell to 7-month-old Dameen. Mohammed, 26, who was in custody when the boy died, left with correction officers after an hour.
In the last year, Mohammed has twice been charged with drug possession, and in April he led police on a wild, high-speed chase.
Funeral director Awad Elmatbagi said Mohammed and little Dameen’s mother, Anwar Jawad, consoled each other before the authorities took the dad away.
“They hugged for long,” Elmatbagi said. “Ten minutes, they were hugging and kissing each other.”
Mohammed stayed long enough to see his son carried out of the funeral home in a tiny coffin of unfinished wood that was covered by a colorful cloth.
Tearful family members left the funeral for a prayer service at Beit Al-Maqdis Islamic Center in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.
“My condolences are extended to the entire Mohammed family,” said Ahmed Mohammed’s attorney, Mitchell Elman.
The child’s mother and grandmother brought Dameen to Lutheran Medical Center in Sunset Park on Saturday, after he had been dead for more than 24 hours, police said. Detectives continue to probe the death.
Dameen had bruises on his chest and back, prompting doctors to contact police, sources said, adding he weighed just 8 pounds. That’s 10 pounds less than the average boy his age.
Jawad, 25, told police she realized Dameen didn’t look well while at her home in New Springville, Staten Island, early Saturday. But instead of taking the child to the hospital, Jawad drove Dameen over the Verrazano Bridge to her mother’s Bensonhurst home.
When cops later approached her at the hospital, she asked to speak to her lawyer, a police source said.
Elmatbagi said the mom was taking the loss of her son “very hard.”
“She was crying, and she didn’t want to communicate or say anything to anybody,” he said. “Some people they are saying that they feel sorry for her, she might go to jail.
“She was real sad, she was crying,” he added.
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Rest in Peace, Little Baby Boy. You are in safe, loving hands now.