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Santa Monica Mother Charged With Murder After Toddler Found Fatally Injured

Prosecutors filed counts after UCLA police detained Carmen Anita DeGregg who told officers she had harmed her child.

Overview

  • Los Angeles County prosecutors charged DeGregg, 24, with one count of murder and one count of felony assault of a child causing death, and set bail at $2 million.
  • UCLA police detained her after she said she harmed her child, prompting Santa Monica officers to find a 15-month-old with significant injuries who later died at a hospital.
  • An arraignment is scheduled for Jan. 9, and if convicted as charged she faces up to 25 years to life in state prison.
  • Santa Monica detectives continue the investigation as the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner determines the cause and manner of death.
  • Multiple outlets report detectives are examining whether a frying pan was involved, a detail officials have not confirmed.