Mom found pushing dead 3-year-old son in park swing

May 23, 2015 - 02:43
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Mom found pushing dead 3-year-old son in park swing
Tragic: A 24-year-old woman, who has not yet been identified, was spotted pushing her dead three-year-old son in a swing at Wills Memorial Park (pictured) in La Plata, Maryland, on Friday morning, police have said

Deputies in Charles County, Maryland, responded to a request to check on the welfare of a woman and child seen for an unusually long period of time at a park in La Plata about 7 a.m. (Source: USAToday

Officials said the woman, 24, may have been there for hours, pushing her dead 3-year-old son in a swing.

A spokeswoman for the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, Diane Richardson, said there were no signs of foul play but an investigation was ongoing. (Source: NBCWashington.com

Investigators were reportedly trying to piece together what had led up to the time they found the woman and her dead son. 

Deputies said it was immediately clear when they arrived at the park that the child was deceased, and there were not signs of trauma to his body. Officials said an autopsy would be done.

The woman was able to answer some questions, deputies said, and they took her to a hospital for evaluation.

"It's a very sad and tragic situation for the mother, her family, the officers," Richardson said. "All of us want answers. We're working very hard on that."

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Mike Gallagher Freelance writer with a passion for travelling