SOLON TOWNSHIP, MI. (THECOUNT) — Authorities say the Solon Township parents of a 10-month-old girl are in custody after the baby was found dead Thursday at a Solon Township home.
Emergency responders were called to the home in the 16000 block of Algoma Avenue NE at about 12:06 p.m. Thursday for a report of an unresponsive child. The girl was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The Kent County Sheriff’s Office says an autopsy performed Friday shows that the girl died of malnutrition/dehydration due to neglect. Her death was ruled a homicide and both of her parents were arrested Friday as a result of the investigation, according to a release. source
The case is pending review by the prosecutor’s office and their names will be released if formal charges are filed. The girl’s name was not released.
The investigation into the death is ongoing.