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Police ID Dead Body Found With 5-Year-Old Boy In Jessup

 JESSUP, Md. (WJZ)—A 5-year-old boy was found in Howard County with a dead body believed to be his father's.

Police have identified the deceased man as Najib Malik Abdullah, 26, of Jessup.

The name of the boy will not be released because of his age. Police found him and the dead body on Saturday afternoon  in a home located in the 8700-block of Mary Lane in Jessup.

Detectives believe the two are a father and son who were last seen Tuesday leaving a relative's home in Jessup.

We're told the five-year-old child wasn't hurt.

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