Nelson County mother pleads guilty in death of 6-week-old baby

NELSON COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — A Nelson County judge on Tuesday found one of the parents charged in the death of a 6-week-old baby guilty after the child’s mother entered a plea agreement.

Autumn Woods pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and felony child abuse in Nelson County Circuit Court.

During the hearing, the deputy Commonwealth’s attorney laid out the circumstances surrounding the infant’s death. Prosecutors said that in December 2024, officers responded to a garage outside a home on Taylor Creek Road, where the baby boy lived with his parents…

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