A Virginia woman has been charged with felony homicide and child abuse in the death of her two-month-old son, after a months-long Roanoke Police Department investigation.
According to a press release, investigators apprehended Lindsey Renee Burnette, 37, on September 3, 2025. This arrest came after a grand jury indicted her on felony homicide, child abuse/neglect resulting in serious injury, and child cruelty.
The inquiry began on Friday, February 14, 2025, with officers responding to a report of an unresponsive infant in the 600 block of Hanover Avenue NW. When they arrived, they discovered two-month-old Aka-rri Burnette-Coleman had died…