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Authorities in Delaware state say a daycare worker has been charged with first-degree murder following the death of an infant who was in her care.
According to Delaware State Police, emergency personnel responded to the Little People Child Development Center in Bear on Sept. 5 to the report of an unresponsive four-month-old. The female infant was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced deceased.
Investigators say 19-year-old Dejoynay Ferguson, who was the assigned caregiver for the infant, placed her hands over the young girl's mouth and nose until she became unresponsive. Ferguson then went on to place the unresponsive infant back into a crib, according to police.
Police say a call to 911 was made after Ferguson told the owner of the facility that the infant was unresponsive, almost 20 minutes after the incident.
Ferguson was charged with first-degree murder and jailed on $1 million cash bail.
The license of the daycare was suspended indefinitely amid the ongoing investigation.
Daycare worker charged with murder following infant's death in Delaware state
According to Delaware State Police, emergency personnel responded to the Little People Child Development Center in Bear on Sept. 5 to the report of an unresponsive four-month-old. The female infant was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced deceased.
Investigators say 19-year-old Dejoynay Ferguson, who was the assigned caregiver for the infant, placed her hands over the young girl's mouth and nose until she became unresponsive. Ferguson then went on to place the unresponsive infant back into a crib, according to police.
Police say a call to 911 was made after Ferguson told the owner of the facility that the infant was unresponsive, almost 20 minutes after the incident.
Ferguson was charged with first-degree murder and jailed on $1 million cash bail.
The license of the daycare was suspended indefinitely amid the ongoing investigation.
Daycare worker charged with murder following infant's death in Delaware state