A woman in Maumelle is charged with manslaughter for leaving her two-month-old baby alone for a night of partying, during which the infant died.
LaKeela Webb was charged Tuesday in the May seventh death of Jayce Burks. Prosecutor Larry Jegley says the manslaughter charge was the most appropriate for the case because there was only alleged neglect, not premedidated harm.
Police said Webb, who is a licensed practical nurse, found the child was not breathing at about 1 p.m. on May seventh. Rather than seek immediate medical help, police say she drove the baby to her mother's house in Sherwood. The mother called an ambulance and the baby was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Police said there were plastic bags, toys and clothes in the baby's crib. An affidavit said there was blood on a crib sheet and on a plastic bag in the crib. Police said the infant was alone for 13 hours.
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