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Eyewitness News Unscripted: Waterbury Mother Found Dead After 3-Year-Old Child Found Wandering Alone

Police said the child showed no signs of abuse or neglect as investigators continued to examine the mother’s death.

  • On Friday, Waterbury police found a 34-year-old woman dead inside an Alder Street home after officers responded to reports of her 3-year-old daughter wandering alone on Poplar Street.
  • Patrol officers were dispatched to Poplar Street at 10:52 a.m. after reports of the child wandering alone, according to Sgt. Joseph Morais of the Waterbury Police Department.
  • Entering the Alder Street residence to contact the mother, investigators found her unresponsive; officials said the woman "showed signs of being dead for a period of time."
  • EMTs pronounced the woman dead at the scene, while officers confirmed the 3-year-old child showed no signs of abuse or neglect during the welfare check.
  • The Waterbury Police Detective Bureau is actively investigating the circumstances surrounding the death, though investigators did not observe obvious signs of foul play during their initial assessment.
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NBC Boston broke the news in Needham, United States on Friday, September 25, 2026.
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