An Alabama daycare worker was arrested this week after an infant’s death was ruled a homicide.
The victim was found unresponsive at Tender Years daycare in Demopolis Monday afternoon.
All life-saving efforts administered at the scene were unsuccessful. The infant was declared dead at Whitefield Memorial Hospital.
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The cause of death remains unclear pending autopsy results.
Investigators determined through video footage from the daycare and personnel questioning that the baby’s death was a homicide.
68-year-old Versa Mae Simmons was subsequently arrested and charged with murdering the infant.
Demopolis authorities declined to release information about the victim and the case citing the ongoing investigation.
