Pierce County deputies arrested a mother and her boyfriend after a 2-year-old girl's death was ruled homicide.
Sheriff's deputies were called around 8:15 a.m. March 11 to a home in Parkland. First responders started life-saving measures on the child, but she died at the scene.
Deputies realized that there was a protection order in place between the man and two of the children in the home. The 29-year-old was arrested and booked into Pierce County Jail for third-degree assault of a child regarding a previous child abuse case.
Deputies also said there was an active Department of Children, Youth and Their Families (DCYF) investigation.
On March 12, the Pierce County Medical Examiner ruled the girl's death a homicide.
A day later, detectives interviewed the boyfriend and said authorities had probably cause to charge him and the child's mother. The 21-year-old was arrested later that day and booked into Pierce County Jail for investigation of homicide by abuse and murder.
No further details, including the suspects' identities, have been released.
Mom, boyfriend arrested after 2-year-old girl's death ruled homicide
A two-year-old girl is dead, and her mother behind bars. Pierce County deputies found the child dead inside a home in Parkland Sunday morning.
