A 31 year old woman has been charged with criminal neglect after a nine month old baby boy was found unresponsive in a home in Adelaide’s northern suburbs.
According to a statement issued by South Australia Police, police and emergency services were called to a home on Midlow Road in Elizabeth Downs just before 8 pm on Wednesday 4 March after reports that a baby boy was unresponsive.
“Despite the best efforts of paramedics, the boy was unable to be revived,” South Australia Police stated.
The matter was taken in charge by detectives from Northern Districts before a woman was arrested from the home.
She was charged with criminal neglect and bailed. Her bail is set for 14 April when she is scheduled to appear in Elizabeth Magistrates Court.
The police have not issued any details on how the baby boy died.
On Thursday, ABC News reported that detectives were knocking doors in nearby homes as part of investigations into the case, while residents said that there was a big emergency response in the street overnight.
Jasmine Hudson, one of the residents, said, “It’s heartbreaking and I feel for the people it happened to.”
Another resident in the area said that she was surprised to hear about the case, describing it as “so horrible” and how it affected families in the area.
