Mother charged in death of her baby in Schenectady following Amber Alert
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SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — A mother has been charged in connection with the death of her baby in Schenectady, reports our Capitol Region NBC affiliate WNYT.
The disappearance of the baby girl prompted an Amber Alert on Sunday and officials found the baby on the campus of the company General Electric. Halo Branton, who was just shy of 11-months-old, was pronounced dead on Sunday at Ellis Hospital.
The mother, 24-year-old Persia Nelson, is charged with second-degree manslaughter. Court documents say Nelson dropped the baby down a 10-foot-deep pipe access area at General Electric’s main plant. The documents say there was water and mud at the base that caused Halo’s death.