Death of a child under investigation in Malden

MALDEN, Mo. (AP) - Authorities say a woman has been charged in the death of a child in southeast Missouri.

KFVS-TV (https://bit.ly/2fKMBfN ) reports that 25-year-old Breon Danielle Lashay Hess was charged Thursday with involuntary manslaughter, child abuse and child endangerment. Bond is set at $250,000. No attorney is listed for her in online court records.

Malden police and the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control are investigating.

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Information from: KFVS-TV, https://www.kfvs12.com