Parents arrested for child abuse after 5-year-old dies in East Baltimore
BALTIMORE - The parents of a 5-year-old girl who died in East Baltimore Monday afternoon have been arrested and charged with first-degree child abuse, according to police.
Officers were called around 12:40 p.m. to the 2200 block of Aiken Street where the child was found with signs of trauma. She died a short time later. Homicide detectives are investigating.
#BREAKING: Parents of 5-year-old girl found dead at a home on Aiken Street earlier today now face a first-degree child abuse charge.
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CPS & police removed three additional children from the home. One was taken to the hospital @wjz https://t.co/uyw88b0nLH
A next-door neighbor, who did not want to be identified, reported seeing multiple young children living inside the home at the center of the scene.
"I am grieving for the family," the neighbor said. "I was shocked, I was shocked, and displaced. I really didn't expect this to be coming from next door."
The medical examiner will determine the child's cause and manner of death through an autopsy.
Three other children were in the home and were removed by Child Protective Services, police said. One child was taken to a hospital and the other two were placed in the care of relatives.