By Associated Press - Friday, April 14, 2017

HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A Kentucky woman has been charged with manslaughter in connection to the death of a baby.

The Kentucky New Era reports (https://bit.ly/2ov6WHp) that Hopkinsville Police Department Lt. Jefferson Alexander says police responded to a home on a report of a 10-month-old infant not breathing. 20-year-old Desiree A. Catlett was charged Thursday with second-degree manslaughter as a result of the incident.

The indictment warrant was signed March 28. She remains in jail on a $10,000 bond.



No information has been provided as to the date of the incident or Catlett’s relation to the baby. Neither Alexander no the indictment warrant provide any other details.

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Information from: Kentucky New Era, https://www.kentuckynewera.com

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