Three people were arrested earlier this week after a 3 1/2-month-old baby was found dead at a Georgia motel.
Richmond County officials were called to Wellstar MCG Health in Augusta, where the baby — identified as Josiah Noel Seright — was pronounced dead just after 2:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, WJBF reported.
Police said the three suspects — the baby’s mother, 19-year-old September De’Asia Seright, 42-year-old Lamisha Diane Seright, and 39-year-old Bennie Antonio Nash — left the child in a wet car seat, wrapped in a wet blanket, next to an air conditioning unit that was set to 61 degrees in their room at the Budget Inn.
According to the Augusta Press, the child’s mother reportedly took him into the bathroom while she showered and then put him by the air conditioner when she got out. She
Authorities said the child died of hypothermia and respiratory failure, according to WJBF.
The suspects have all been charged with second degree murder and 2nd degree cruelty to children.
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[Featured image: September Seright, Bennie Nash, and Lamisha Seright/Richmond County Sheriff’s Office]
