1-year-old died after 43 hours without food because mom ‘had a migraine’ and took a nap instead: Police

Alyssa Wehmeyer mug shot

Alyssa Wehmeyer (Scott County Sheriff’s Office).

A Missouri mom was accused of leaving her 1-year-old baby alone for hours at a time and neglected to feed the child for 43 hours, reportedly because she “had a migraine.”

According to the Missouri Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control, Alyssa Wehmeyer, 21, was investigated following the “suspicious” death of her 1-year-old on Feb. 28. In a press release, police said that the baby had shown signs of “severe malnutrition and neglect, resulting in the child’s death.” Further details in the probable cause affidavit revealed that Wehmeyer allegedly last fed her baby on Feb. 26.

You May Also Like

Washington State Woman Stabs Adult Daughter, Mother in Unprovoked Attack

A Washington state woman was arrested this week after apparently unprovoked stabbing…

Relatively Low Fluoride Levels May Affect Intelligence in Children

Fluoride occurs naturally in drinking water, especially well water, but the concentrations…

Scorned Hairstylist Hires Hitman On Tinder to Murder Ex & His Teen Daughter, Cops

Jaclyn Diiorio, 26, a hairstylist, and her police officer boyfriend broke up…

Murder case dropped because of ‘ongoing staffing crisis’ at prosecutor’s office: Docs

Kevin Maddox (left) and Amber Brigham (Kokomo Police Department). The family of…