Mom who was 'hysterical' while searching for toddler son is charged with his murder after boy found in dumpster in Las Vegas

The mother of a missing two-year-old boy who was 'hysterical' in her search to find him has been arrested for murder after his body was found in a dumpster.

Diaja Smith, 23, was charged after Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department responded to a call on Thursday regarding a report of a missing boy. 

Officers arrived at the scene and began searching immediately - and at 12:58 am the next day, the two-year-old's body was found discarded in a dumpster on the 1300 block of Lewis Avenue. He was pronounced at the scene by medical personnel.

The police did not release his name in their press announcement. However, a missing persons flyer obtained by FOX5 identifies the toddler as Jacoby Robinson Jr.

His mother Diaja is currently being held for open murder and other felony charges.   

The toddler's father, Jacoby Robinson, 24, was also arrested in connection with his son's murder. He faces two child abuse charges and will be facing a murder charge, according to KTNV.

Kelvyn Barnet, who lives close to where the child's body was found, told the local station that he saw his mother Diaja searching for him before she was arrested.

The mom was acting hysterical, the onlooker said.  

'I saw a lady sitting there with her two other kids, really hysterical saying 'somebody took my kid, somebody took my kid,' Barnett said. 'To find out that she was the one that did this is the most shocking aspect of it all.' 

He also said the mother told him that her son disappeared while she was at the park 'and the kid was on the slide and she looked around and the kid was gone.'

The victim's cause of death has not yet been released by the Clark County Coroner's office.

Both of Jacoby Jr.'s parents appeared in court on Saturday.

Prosecutors allege that Robinson was present in the apartment during the horrific beating and whipping of the child, according to KLAS.

They also claim Robinson remained with the child afterward, even witnessing the child vomit but only helping to clear the vomit out of his mouth and nose before the child went back to sleep.

Prosecutors also said that while Robinson Jr.'s autopsy is ongoing, they have been identified of 'very concerning injuries,' the the child's entire body, particularly his genitals, from being whipped with a cord.

The parents are being held without bail. Their next court appearance will be on June 11. 

It's not clear if either suspect has entered pleas or retained legal counsel.