"Baby" FORD-WASHINGTON - 9 Months - Florence SC

FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. -- A Florence
County couple has been charged with homicide by child abuse after their
9-month-old infant ate cocaine and died several weeks ago, according to
deputies.Capt. Mike Nunn, spokesman for the Florence County
Sheriff's Office, said Shaunte Shedice Washington, 36, and Jennifer
Monique Ford, 25, were arrested Monday following an investigation into
the death of their 9-month-old child.According to Nunn, the
infant was taken to an area hospital on Sept. 28 with seizure-like
symptoms and later tested positive for cocaine. Investigators allege the
infant ate the cocaine that was on the floor of a dining room at home
and later died at the hospital.
Both Washington and Ford remain incarcerated at the Florence County Detention Center awaiting a bond hearing.Further details such as the child's name and gender were not immediately made available by officials.
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