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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.