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Woman Arrested After 15-Month-Old Found Fatally Injured in Santa Monica Apartment

Jail records identify the suspect as 24-year-old Carmen Anita DeGregg, who is held on $2 million bail ahead of a Thursday arraignment.

Overview

  • UCLA Police detained a woman on campus after she made statements indicating she had harmed her child and left the child in an apartment in the 2000 block of Broadway.
  • Santa Monica officers found the 15-month-old with significant injuries; paramedics transported the child to a hospital, where the child was pronounced dead.
  • Arrest records reviewed by People list DeGregg as booked on suspicion of murder and for being under the influence of a controlled substance.
  • Detectives with the Santa Monica Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division are investigating, and authorities say the incident appears isolated with no ongoing threat to the community.
  • The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner will determine the cause and manner of death, and local outlets have reported the assault involved a frying pan, a detail not confirmed by police.