Update: Hear more on this story from Berkeley County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy of Staff Eric Burnett and Office Administrator Brandy Sullivan here.
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A Martinsburg toddler is dead and her mother under arrest.
Berkeley County Sheriff Rob Blair tells the Panhandle News Network officers were dispatched to Berkeley Medical Center Sunday morning, November 24th to the report of a deceased three-year-old female child.
“An investigation was conducted and based on the information and evidence recovered, Cpl. Dopson applied for and was granted a warrant for the mother of the child, Jessica Davidson for ‘Gross Child Neglect Creating Substantial Risk of Death,'” according to the sheriff.
Davidson, aged 26 of Martinsburg, has been arraigned by a Berkeley County Magistrate and has been remanded to the Eastern Regional Jail on a $10,000.00 Property/Surety bond. She was also charged with “Domestic Battery” from another incident and an additional $1500.00 Property/Surety Bond was included.
“This is an active investigation and no further information will be released at this time. More charges could be forthcoming in the future,” according to Sheriff Blair.

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