NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - Police say a baby sitter in Virginia has been charged in the death of an 18-month-old child.
The Virginian-Pilot reports that Ashadiya’Xolani Brooks was arrested Thursday. She faces charges including second-degree murder.
Police said officers and paramedics went to a home in Norfolk on Oct. 23 after someone reported that there was an unresponsive child. The child died two days later at a local hospital.
The baby’s death was initially ruled as undetermined. But the local medical examiner’s office ruled the death a homicide following an autopsy. Court documents stated that no firearm was used.
Brooks is being held in a Norfolk jail without bond.
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Information from: The Virginian-Pilot, http://pilotonline.com
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