Mom arrested in baby’s death that was linked to co-sleeping, NC police say
Police arrested and charged a 27-year-old Monroe woman in her baby’s death after determining the infant died due to co-sleeping.
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Natricia Ann Wright was jailed Thursday on charges of involuntary manslaughter and felony child abuse, according to a Monroe Police Department news release. She remained jailed Saturday on a $750,000 secured bond, jail records showed.
Officers responded to Wright’s home on May 18 after receiving a call about an unresponsive infant, police said. The infant was 2 months old, according to an arrest warrant.
“Officers immediately began life-saving efforts until medical personnel arrived,” according to the department’s news release. “Despite those efforts, the infant died.”
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“First and foremost, our hearts go out to this child and everyone affected by this heartbreaking loss,” Monroe Police Chief Rhett Bolen said in a statement in the news release. “There is nothing that can adequately express the tragedy of losing a child, and we recognize that this investigation has been incredibly difficult for everyone involved.”
Police detectives “have spent nearly three months carefully working to understand exactly what happened and to make decisions based on facts and evidence,” Bolen said.
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