Mom leaves 9-month-old baby home alone while she goes to work, comes home to find him dead: Police

An Alabama parent was charged with child abuse aft constabulary said she near her baby lad location unsocial portion she went to enactment and came backmost to find him dead.

Ja'Keisa Knox, 29, is successful custody astatine the Tuscaloosa County Jail aft she was arrested Tuesday, the aforesaid time she recovered her 9-month-old lad dormant successful her home. According to section Fox affiliate WBRC, Knox called constabulary astatine 4 p.m. connected Tuesday aft finding her babe unresponsive. Police yet learned that Knox had conscionable returned location from enactment and allegedly near the babe location unsocial portion she was gone for respective hours.

Knox reportedly told deputies with the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office that she near her flat astatine 8 a.m., indicating that the babe was allegedly unsocial successful the location for 8 hours. According to police, Knox confirmed she was the sole guardian of the baby, and nary 1 other was expected to travel attraction for him portion she was gone.

Tuscaloosa News reported that the babe was brought to DCH Regional Medical Center, wherever helium was pronounced dead. Medical unit astatine the infirmary told constabulary that they observed several injuries connected the boy, who was besides malnourished and underweight. The find prompted a telephone to the sheriff's Violent Crimes Unit, which is besides participating successful the baby's decease investigation.

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Knox was charged with kid abuse, and authorities said further charges whitethorn beryllium added depending connected the results of the baby's autopsy. She is being held astatine the Tuscaloosa County Jail without bond. Her adjacent tribunal day was not instantly available.