PARKLAND, Wash. — Pierce County deputies arrested a mother and her boyfriend for the murder of a 2-year-old girl in Parkland, according to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office.
Around 8:15 a.m. on March 11, deputies responded to a report of a 2-year-old girl who was not breathing in an apartment complex in the 100 block of 129th Street South in Parkland.
Despite the efforts of deputies and medics, the child died.
While interviewing the parents, deputies learned there was a protection order in place between the mother’s boyfriend and two of the children in the home.
The Department of Children, Youth & Families also has an active investigation involving abuse by the boyfriend.
Deputies arrested the 29-year-old boyfriend for the previous child abuse case and booked him into the Pierce County Jail for the assault of a child.
On March 12, the medical examiner’s office performed an autopsy and confirmed the child died by homicide.
On March 13, detectives interviewed the boyfriend again. Detectives determined the nature of the child’s injuries and charged the mother’s boyfriend with the child’s murder.
The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office did not reveal the manner of the child’s death.
The 21-year-old mother was also arrested.
The mother and her boyfriend were both booked for homicide by abuse and murder.
They will be arraigned Tuesday.
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