Louisiana child forced to drink bottle of whiskey dies; grandmother, mom jailed
Booking images for Roxanne Record and Kadjah Record (Courtesy: Baton Rouge Police Department via WAFB)
BATON ROUGE, La. - A 4-year-old girl is dead after her grandmother allegedly forced her to drink a bottle of whiskey while her mother watched, Baton Rouge Police said.
Sgt. L’Jean McKneely, a police spokesperson, told news outlets the little girl’s grandmother, Roxanne Record, 53, and mother, Kadjah Record, 29, were arrested Friday, each on a charge of first-degree murder. It was unknown if either of them had an attorney who could speak on their behalf.
Officers were sent to a Baton Rouge home around 11 a.m. Thursday after reports of an unresponsive child. The child, 4-year-old China Record, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
The East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner’s Office said an autopsy showed a cause of death was acute alcohol poisoning. The little girl had a blood-alcohol level of .680%, more than eight times the .08% driving limit for an adult, authorities said.
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While investigating, detectives say they learned the victim’s grandmother forced her to drink a bottle of the alcohol while the mother watched.
The investigation remains ongoing.