Foul Play is suspected in the death of a nine month old infant in Catawba County. The incident occurred on Friday the 12th at Just after 4:00 a.m., when deputies with the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a suspicious person near Section House Road. When deputies arrived they encountered an adult female who was disoriented. Deputies followed the woman to her residences on Tanglewood Drive. Where they discovered a nine month old infant deceased inside the residence the infant is the daughter of the adult female in question.
The Catawba County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division has initiated an investigation into the death of the infant. Sheriff’s Investigators are consulting with the District Attorney’s Office and are awaiting autopsy results. The adult female has been admitted to a local hospital. Anyone with information concerning this investigation is asked to contact Catawba County Sheriff’s Investigators at 828-465-8340.