US Edition‘Lion King’ Child Star Imani Smith Killed; Boyfriend Charged in Death
Jordan Jackson-Small faces multiple charges including first-degree murder and child endangerment after stabbing former Broadway actress Imani Smith, who starred as Young Nala in The Lion King.
- On Dec. 21, Imani Dia Smith, 25, was found with stab wounds in Edison, New Jersey, and later pronounced dead at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick; her boyfriend Jordan D. Jackson-Small, 35, was charged in connection with her death.
- Middlesex County prosecutors said the preliminary probe found the incident was not random and Jordan D. Jackson-Small, 35, pleaded guilty in June 2024 to aggravated assault from a Dec. 21, 2023, domestic incident.
- Police answered a 911 call and discovered Smith with stab wounds at her Grove Avenue residence, then transported her to the hospital; Jackson-Small faces first-degree murder and multiple related weapon and child-welfare charges.
- Kira Helper launched a GoFundMe to cover funeral, therapy, cleanup and care costs, raising more than $46,000 from 609 donations toward a $55,000 goal to support Monique Rance-Helper, Rawni Helper, and Imani's 3-year-old son.
- Aunt Kira Helper wrote `She leaves behind a 3-year-old son, her parents, her two younger siblings, and an extended family, friends, and community who loved her so very much`. Family and community described Imani Dia Smith as a triple-threat who notably played Young Nala on Broadway.
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She had delighted, still a child, the mythical rooms of Broadway. L'actresse Imani Smith was found dead on 21 December, according to a statement from the local police relayed by the American press including the media Variety.This Sunday morning, the police are called for a stabbing attack, shortly after 9 a.m. On arriving at this house in Edison, New Jersey, they discover Imani Smith seriously injured, and transport her to the nearest hospital, …
Woman who starred in ‘Lion King’ on Broadway as a child is killed in stabbing, officials say
A woman who once starred in Broadway’s “The Lion King” as a child was killed in a stabbing over the weekend, New Jersey officials said. Edison police officers were called to a home on Sunday morning over reports of a stabbing where they discovered 26-year-old Imani Dia Smith, the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement on Tuesday. Smith was taken to a hospital to treat her stab wounds, where officials said she was pronounced dea…
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The Independent (US)Broadway star is found stabbed to death in New Jersey as cops charge her boyfriend
Imani Smith was the mother to a 3-year-old son
Actress Imani Smith was found with fatal stab wounds in her home in Edison, New Jersey, on Sunday. Police said she was taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead. The actress had a 3-year-old son. Relatives say her partner is behind the murder.
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