The mother of a toddler who died early Sunday morning in Denver was arrested in connection to the death alongside her boyfriend, police said.
Melissa Wayne, 38, was arrested Tuesday night and booked into the Denver Downtown Detention Center on suspicion of child abuse resulting in death, according to the Denver Police Department and jail records.
Wayne’s boyfriend, 38-year-old Nicolas John Stout, was arrested Sunday on suspicion of first-degree murder and child abuse resulting in death.
The arrests stem from the death of Wayne’s daughter, 2-year-old Valkyrie Erickson, police said. The toddler was found unresponsive early Sunday morning in the 100 block of Vrain Street and pronounced dead at the hospital, according to Stout’s arrest affidavit.
Man accused of killing Denver 2-year-old frequently heard yelling at, hitting child
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Wayne told investigators that Stout slapped Valkyrie at least twice on the day before her death, and that she heard sounds she thought were smacks at other times when she was not in the same room as the two, according to the affidavit.
The mother was scheduled to appear Wednesday morning in Denver County Court. Stout's case was transferred to Denver District Court on Tuesday, but his next court date was not yet available.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
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