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Darla Luke has been charged with felony child neglect, and her other children were placed with a grandmother, a city official said.
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Darla Luke is 34 years old.
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A Mississippi woman has been arrested and charged with child neglect after her infant son was found dead at a hotel.
According to Action News 5, police in Clinton, Miss., were called on Tuesday morning to the EconoLodge hotel after receiving multiple 911 calls that a woman was screaming inside a room.
When they arrived, police found the lifeless body of a two-month-old boy.
Police confirm that Darla Luke has been charged with felony child neglect.
According to Central Louisiana Now, Hinds County Coroner Sharon Grisham-Stewart said the infant may have died from asphyxiation due to a co-sleeping situation. The State Medical Examiner’s Office will perform an autopsy to determine the cause of death.
Luke has eight other children. They have been placed in the care of a grandmother, a city official tells WAPT-TV.
It’s not the first time that Luke has been investigated. PEOPLE confirms that she was charged with misdemeanor child neglect on June 7.
According to Amanda Jones, a spokesperson for the city of Clinton, the charge was related to the family’s living conditions. While the children were taken away for a short time, they were returned to her before June 21, when the infant’s body was found.
Luke remains in jail on a $25,000 bond. She has not yet entered a plea, and online records do not reflect an attorney authorized to speak on her behalf.
The case is still under investigation.
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