Overview

• On May 14, officers responding to a welfare check at Central Avenue discovered a deceased mother and her newborn left alone for days
• Body-worn camera footage released June 26 captures officers breaking down the door, locating the emaciated infant and handing the baby to Phoenix Fire Department first responders
• Hospital treatment addressed severe dehydration and malnutrition and police say the newborn’s condition has greatly improved
• Authorities have found no signs of foul play as the Maricopa County Medical Examiner evaluates the cause and manner of the mother’s passing
• The Arizona Department of Child Safety and Phoenix police detectives are coordinating to secure the child’s welfare and advance the death investigation