Mom who allegedly claimed she found dead 1-year-old 'stuck in the couch' charged with murder
Brandy Lynn Parker is facing murder and child abuse charges in the death of her 1-year-old child after allegedly telling police she found the deceased toddler "stuck in the couch."
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A 39-year-old woman in Virginia has been arrested more than three years after she allegedly killed her 1-year-old child, telling authorities that she found the dead toddler “stuck” in her couch. Brandy Lynn Parker was taken into custody on Wednesday morning and charged with one count of felony murder and one count of child abuse and neglect resulting in serious injury, records reviewed by Law&Crime show.
According to a press release from the Lynchburg Police Department, officers at about 10:40 a.m. on Jan. 23, 2020, responded to a 911 call regarding an infant that was found not breathing at an apartment complex located in the 80 block of Terre Drive. The caller was the toddler’s mother, later identified as Parker.
Upon arriving at the scene, first responders with LPD took over life-saving procedures already being administered by Parker until Lynchburg Fire Department personnel made it to the address. Medics with the fire department attempted to render life-saving aid to the toddler and transported the child via ambulance to Lynchburg General Hospital. Unfortunately, the child was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at the facility.
