Pittsburgh-area mom charged with killing baby
DUQUESNE, Pa. (KDKA) -- A Duquesne mom is charged with killing her 3-month-old baby boy.
Allegheny County police said Duquesne officers were called to Hemlock Alley for a report of an unresponsive infant shortly before 2 a.m. on Sunday. First responders tried CPR on the 3-month-old and he was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The medical examiner's autopsy determined the baby died from blunt force trauma to the head, police said. A doctor said the boy had bruising to his head, a skull fracture and a subdural hemorrhage.
Through witness interviews, detectives said they learned the boy's mother, 26-year-old Alisha Parker, was the only adult home in the hours leading up to his death.
According to the criminal complaint, Parker suggested to police that her 3-year-old daughter killed her son. She told police her daughter was the "last person to see him alive" and told investigators to "evaluate that girl," calling her "jealous." Detectives noted that Parker's daughter is 3-foot-5 and weighs 29 pounds. A doctor said given the extent of the boy's injuries, a toddler couldn't have been responsible.
Police said Parker admitted to having six shots of tequila the night her son died.
After talking to the district attorney's office, Parker was charged with criminal homicide and endangering the welfare of a child.
She was arrested Wednesday and was taken to the Allegheny County Jail pending her arraignment.
