After her 1-month-old kid passed away from being left in a hot car for a prolonged amount of time without food or water, a 25-year-old woman is being charged with murder.
A call regarding a deceased child on the 2400 block of North Peoria Avenue was received by the Peoria Police Department on the evening of September 16.
When officers got to the scene, they discovered the infant was not breathing and was unconscious. At the scene, he was declared dead.
Peoria Police said that Andrea Luncsford, the mother of the kid, had been taken into custody on suspicion of endangering the health and life of a child.
However, according to records from Peoria County Jail, she is also facing a first-degree murder allegation.
Grayson Luncsford was named as the victim by the Peoria County Coroner, who also stated that the infant’s death was caused by “gross neglect due to severe hyperthermia (exposure to extreme heat) and profound dehydration.” How long Grayson Luncsford was left alone in the car without food or drink is being looked into by the police.
Police told WMBD-TV that Grayson Luncsford was probably “dead for a while.”
According to WMBD, Andrea Luncsford’s father and other family members attempted to persuade her to leave her infant with her father because they were worried about her behavior. It is said that she tried to escape in a U-Haul van, but her relatives stopped her. When they removed the boy from the truck, he had already passed away.
According to reports, Andrea Luncsford received a text from her father saying, “You know that baby can overheat and die, please let us help you, from dad to mom.”
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Investigators observed that Andrea Luncsford had been acting “erratically.” She allegedly tested positive for cocaine later on. Luncsford has previously communicated with the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services regarding worries about “substantial risk of physical injury or environment.”
Should Luncsford be found guilty, she might spend up to 100 years behind bars.
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