Mother of infant left in car
for several hours charged with manslaughter
The mother of a 5-month-old baby who died after being left
in a car for several hours Sunday is facing a manslaughter
charge.
Madison Cassidy Moore, 26, of Old Mountain Road,
was arrested Thursday and magistrate set bond at $75,000.
Iredell Sheriff Darren Campbell said Detective John Adams
obtained the warrant based on evidence gathered at the scene as
well as the autopsy on the baby. The autopsy, conducted earlier
this week, points to environmental hyperthermia, Campbell said.
That is consistent with the statements Moore gave authorities,
he said. She made statements that the baby was left in a car
seat, inside a car, for several hours.
Deputies and
Troutman Fire-Rescue and Iredell EMS personnel responded Sunday
afternoon to a call about a child in respiratory distress at a
home in the 600 block of Old Mountain Road.
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