A Rent-A-Center employee is being credited with helping to save a young boy's life after his mother died in the house.

The body of Shaleena Hamilton was discovered inside her East Delavan Avenue apartment after Taijuan Littleton, a Rent-A-Center employee, showed up for an appointment and thought that something was wrong when Hamilton didn't answer the door.

Hamilton's four-year-old son, Bryan Allen, thought his mom had been sleeping for the past 48 hours, but it was determined that she had died after a blood clot caused her to fall and break her neck.

Bryan is currently staying with relatives at this time.

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