Florida Woman Arrested After Second Child Dies in Her Bed
A Florida woman arrested on manslaughter charges in the death of her 18 day old son I being held due to the fact that this is the second of her children to die in the same manner. 25 year old Erin Piche-Pitts of Winterhaven Florida is facing charges in the death due to her co-sleeping with the infant. This isn't the first time that Piche-Pitts has lost an infant child due to co-sleeping.
Repeated Warnings Flouted
The Florida woman arrested for the infants death is the mother of the child. On October 6, 2016 Piche-Pitts woke to the sound of the baby crying and got up to prepare a bottle. She then took the child from the bassinet, which was located right beside the bed, and placed the child beside her, propped up on a pillow. Se soon fell asleep again and when she awoke once more she found the baby was unresponsive. This is the second child that she has lost in the same manner, the first being in December of 2009. She has been given repeated warnings by healthcare professionals and law enforcement officers about not repeating the same mistake that cost her first child its life. That child was only 13 days old. This is also not the only incident which has gotten Piche-Pitts in trouble with the law. In July, while pregnant with the
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Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said “this lady doesn't get it. Due to her recklessness and disregard for instructions, her second child has died. She got a pass on the first one, even though there was negligence involved. But she didn't get a pass on this one.” The Florida woman arrested on December 20 will face a bail hearing on January 10. The husband who was at home at the time of the child's death, but not in the same room has not been charged and is not expected to
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