Jury Trial Set For Bethany Woman In Child Abuse Death Case

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Authorities say two residents of Eagleville are in custody and have been charged with child abuse which authorities say resulted in the death of a child on July 31, 2022.

According to a probable cause statement, emergency medical services and the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department responded to an unresponsive child, who was later pronounced dead after being flown to Children’s Mercy Hospital.

The child’s mother, 25-year-old Heather Young is charged with child abuse, while twenty-nine-year-old Andrew Harrell, who also lived in the residence, is charged with two counts of child abuse and hindering prosecution.

Two from Eagleville charged in the death of a child

Authorities say two residents of Eagleville are in custody and have been charged with child abuse which authorities say resulted in the death of a child

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30-year-old Andrew Dane Harrell of Trenton, pleaded guilty in September to misdemeanor second-degree endangering the welfare of a child. He was sentenced to 30 days in the Harrison County Jail. The execution of that sentence was suspended, and Harrell was placed on two years of supervised probation.

Bethany mother to stand trial in child abuse case resulting in child's death

A jury trial has been scheduled in Harrison County for a Bethany woman charged with felony abuse or neglect of a child, resulting in death. Online court

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The mother's case is still pending - her trial is slated to be on July 7, 2026.