HUNTINGTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The Huntington Police Department continues to investigate a case involving suspected abuse of a child in December 2020.
This investigation was initiated on Dec. 20, 2020, when officers responded to a local hospital due to reports of suspected abuse of a two-month-old infant boy.
As the investigation continued over the next several months, detectives were ultimately advised that the child died.
This notification occurred on Sept. 9, 2021.
As a result of this notification, the Police Department will obtain medical reports and opinions as well as an autopsy regarding the cause and manner of death of this child. Should these reports indicate that the child died as a result of abuse, the Police Department, in coordination with the Cabell County Prosecutor’s Office, will proceed with a full prosecution of any potential suspects.