On 10/20/14, at approximately 7:58 AM, officers with the Benton Police Department responded to 2213 Fox Trail in reference to an unresponsive eleven week old child. Upon their arrival it was determined the infant had been transported to Saline Memorial Hospital and subsequently pronounced deceased by the hospital staff and the coroner.
Detectives were assigned to the case and this is still an on-going death investigation. Additional information cannot be released at this time due to the seriousness of the case.
Considerable departmental resources are being devoted to this death investigation. No charges have been filed at this time in regards to this investigation.
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Benton Police Department at 501-778-1171 or 501-315-TIPS. Individuals also may send an anonymous crime tip about this incident to CRIMES (274637) with the keyword BNPD in the body of the text or go to www.crimereports.com to leave a tip. A crime tip can also be submitted via the official Benton Police Department app found on ITunes and Google Play.
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