GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – The body of a child found inside a Brown County mother’s vehicle is that of her son, Josias Marquez, autopsy results confirm.
Josias’ mother, Sagal Hussein, 26, appeared in court Wednesday afternoon, where the judge granted the state two weeks to file a complaint.
At this time, no formal charges have been filed against Hussein in connection with her son’s death. District Attorney David Lasee says his office should know what charge will be appropriate when a cause of death is determined.
The investigation into 5-year-old Josias’ whereabouts began on Jan. 26 when a neighbor reported seeing Hussein’s other two children outside, unsupervised.
Since then, authorities say they’ve been trying to get Hussein to tell them where her third child is.
Officials say the boy had not been seen by anyone but Hussein since Nov. 25, 2019.
Due to her inaccuracies and lack of cooperation, Hussein was arrested on March 30.
A search warrant was issued for her residence and her vehicle.
On March 31, deputies say technicians at the State Crime Lab in Madison found a corpse inside Hussein’s vehicle.
Autopsy results confirm, the body found inside the vehicle is Josias.
Hussein returns to court April 29.
