Overview

• On Monday the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Augusta completed a forensic autopsy and identified hyperthermia as the most consistent explanation for the child’s symptoms
• Kelly Brown, 40, appeared at the Penobscot Judicial Center on Monday and was formally charged with manslaughter following her daughter’s death
• Brown remains held at the Penobscot County Jail pending a preliminary hearing on the manslaughter indictment
• The Maine State Police, Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office and Major Crimes Unit North are collaborating on the cross-jurisdictional investigation
• Authorities have not disclosed why Brown, a long-time Havertown resident, traveled to Milford, Maine, before her daughter was found in the vehicle