On Feb. 2, officers and firefighters with the city went to a home on New England Drive for a medical aid call, the Roseville Police Department said. There, officers found an unresponsive child.
Police said they tried lifesaving measures on the 9-year-old boy, but he died on Feb. 5 at the UC Davis Medical Center.
After working with the Placer County Children System of Care, police said they arrested the boy's mother, 37-year-old Kimberly Blakley, on Wednesday in connection with the boy's death.
Blakley is facing charges related to child abuse and homicide, the police department said.
Details were not released on what type of medical emergency the boy had. His cause of death is also not known.
Roseville mother, father accused of abusing, killing their 9-year-old son, police say
A Roseville mother and father are accused of abusing and killing their 9-year-old son, police said.
Roseville police say the boy’s mother, 37-year-old Kimberly Blakley, was arrested and booked Wednesday on suspicion of child abuse and homicide. Police added that the child who died was adopted and not biologically related to Blakley.
Police say the investigation is ongoing and the boy’s siblings are under protective custody.
Roseville mother arrested after 9-year-old boy dies
The child was found unresponsive last week and later died at UC Davis Medical Center. His cause of death was not released.
