LA PLATA, Md. — A 24-year-old woman was found pushing a child on a park swing Friday morning, according to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office.
WUSA9 reports the woman was the mother of the 3-year-old, and she may have been pushing the child all night long.
When officers responded to the scene at 6:55am they noticed right away the boy was dead.
Officials say there were no signs of trauma, and the child was taken to Baltimore for an autopsy.
The mother was taken to a hospital for medical evaluation.