APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) – A woman has been arrested in connection with the death of her infant child.
On Friday, 26-year-old Keshia Waupoose was taken into custody with the assistance of the Shawano Police Department. Officials say Waupoose is in the Outagamie County Jail on a charge of second-degree reckless homicide.
Investigators say a 3-month-old female infant was not breathing when officers responded to 201 N. Story Street on August 27, 2015. The baby was declared dead at a local hospital following rescue efforts which were unsuccessful.
Waupoose was drinking with friends the night before they found the baby dead, investigators say. They believe Waupoose laid in the same makeshift bed that her child was placed in earlier in the night.
Appleton police say the arrest was delayed at the request of the Outagamie County District Attorney’s Office. No specific reason was given.
According to the criminal complaint, child protective services investigated Waupoose back in 2008 and warned her about the consequences of co-sleeping. The complaint also states Waupoose’s boyfriend told police she gave a child up for adoption because of her drinking.
Before she was arrested, Waupoose had two other children living with her.
In court Friday, Waupoose was issued a cash bond of $20,000.
