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Elizabeth Downs: Woman charged with criminal neglect over baby boy’s death

Emergency services were called after the baby was found unresponsive.

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A woman has been charged over the death of a baby boy in South Australia. 
A woman has been charged over the death of a baby boy in South Australia.  Credit: AAP

A woman has been charged over the death of a baby boy in South Australia.

The nine month old was found unresponsive on Wednesday morning at an Elizabeth Downs home.

Police and emergency services were called to the property on Midlow Road at 8pm.

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“Despite the best efforts of paramedics, the boy was unable to be revived,” a police statement read.

“After further investigation by Northern District detectives, a 31-year-old woman from the property was charged with criminal neglect.”

The woman has been bailed to appear in the Elizabeth Magistrates Court on April 14.

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