"Baby Doe" - 5 Months - Pontiac MI

Police are investigating the death of a 5-month-old girl.The grandmother of the child made the discovery Tuesday morning when she went to check on the child in a home on Edith Street.“Grandmother found the baby probably 7 in the morning, wedged between the mattress and the wall.” said Pontiac Police Sergeant Kevin Braddock. “The baby was laying there, face down and she went to feel the baby and the baby was cold to the touch.”The baby was immediately rushed to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead.Police report that the baby was sleeping in a bed with her 19-year-old mother. The mother told police she left the infant alone around 4 a.m. to visit a friend’s home. She did not tell anyone that she left the baby alone, authorities said.Investigators believe the baby suffocated. An autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday.Police are finishing their report to turn over to the Oakland County Prosecutors Office. The mother could face child neglect charges.

A teenage mother is accused of leaving her infant daughter alone. That baby is now dead. “She’s probably going through a living hell right now,” said family friend Earl Brown. Friends are reaching out to a family that must be dealing with unspeakable grief. A five-month-old was found dead in a Pontiac home. “From the grandmother’s standpoint, she was getting ready for work at about 6:00 a.m., the grandmother was, and at about 6:15, she went in to check on her daughter and her grand-baby. She didn’t see her daughter, but did observe her grand-baby face down in between the mattress and the wall,” said Pontiac Police Sgt. Kevin Braddock. It was too late. The child had already suffocated. Pontiac Police say the baby was in bed with her 18-year-old mother until she decided to leave. “At about four in the morning, she decided that she couldn’t sleep and wanted to leave the household to go visit a friend, and she left the baby in the bed unattended,” Braddock said. Police say the mother could have put the infant in a nearby crib, but didn’t do that. Now, the baby’s life is over, but the questions are just beginning. “It was an unfortunate thing, but hopefully everyone can learn from this,” said Braddock. “You don’t leave (any) kid (alone) at that age. I’ll just say that,” Brown said. Pontiac Police say that once they finish up their investigation that information will be handed over to the prosecutor. The prosecutor will be the one who determines whether or not charges will be filed.