Overview
- Destiny Faith Chiveral, 24, was arrested without incident and is being held without bond at the Cecil County Detention Center.
- She is charged with first-degree murder, first-degree child abuse resulting in death, and unspecified related offenses.
- Police responded to a 911 call on Dec. 4 at a Leedle Circle home in Rising Sun, where the infant was pronounced dead at the scene.
- The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner conducted an autopsy that found evidence of trauma, prompting a homicide investigation.
- The Maryland State Police Homicide Unit consulted the Cecil County State’s Attorney’s Office, obtained warrants for Chiveral’s phone, her person, and two residences, and reported recovering evidence supporting the charges.