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Thursday, December 18, 2014

Pregnant mother, 22, arrested and charged with child neglect after 7-month-old son dies of malnutrition


Missouri - A young mother was arrested on Monday for causing the death of her infant son, who died two days prior from malnutrition

Macayla Jo Armstrong remains imprisoned at Buchanon County Jail in St Joseph, Missouri on charges of child neglect.

Police were called to the 22-year-old woman's home on the 1700 block of Belle Street on Saturday due to a medical emergency.

Her 7-month-old son was later pronounced dead.

Prosecutors say Armstrong did not provide healthy and sanitary living conditions, food, nourishment and medical care which led to the infant's premature death.

Armstrong's 5-year-old daughter was also exposed to the sub-par living conditions, and is now in the care of others.  More

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