A mother and her boyfriend have been charged in the death of a 4-year-old child in Rock Hill, according to police.
Officers responded to calls around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 26 regarding a possible child death at a residence located on Gentle Breeze Lane.
An initial investigation determined this to be a homicide by way of child abuse, police said.
The mother Jackleen Mullen, 23, and her boyfriend Jarrell Williams, 26, have both been charged with homicide by child abuse or neglect.
4-year-old in Rock Hill dies from child abuse, police say
ROCK HILL, S.C. (FOX 46 CHARLOTTE) – A mother and her boyfriend have been charged in the death of a 4-year-old child in Rock Hill, according to police. Officers responded to calls around 11:3…
Mullen was previously charged in 2016, when the 4-year-old was born, after the infant tested positive for cocaine and benzodiazepines.
Rock Hill Police said at the time that York County DSS informed them the baby was born premature and tested positive for the drug. The baby was born at 26 weeks gestation.
Rock Hill mother, boyfriend charged in death of 4-year-old who tested positive for cocaine at birth
A 4-year-old child was dead in Rock Hill late Tuesday morning, prompting a death investigation and leading to the arrest of the child’s mother and the mother’s boyfriend.
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