Mother and Aunt charged after 1-year-old dies in Jackson

Lagayla Haynes(mother), 28, and Samara Smith(aunt), 23, now face charges of felony child neglect.The incident unfolded on Wednesday when the Jackson Police Department (JPD) received a distressing call regarding a deceased infant at Forest Avenue. During the investigation, Haynes, the mother of the child, informed JPD that she had rushed her unresponsive daughter to UMMC(University of Mississippi Medical.

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