BAKERSFIELD,CA -- A 17-year-old girl was taken into custody Monday afternoon on suspicion of first-degree murder after a two-year-old was found not breathing in an east Bakersfield home Monday morning.
Sheriff's Detectives say the teenager was looking after two-year old Kayden Webb when he died. They say she is an acquaintance of the victim's mother.
Deputies were called to the 1700 block of Jefferson Street about 3:15 a.m. and started CPR on the child. Webb was taken to Kern Medical Center where he was pronounced dead just before 7 a.m.
"It is our belief at this point that he died as a result of injuries that he sustained while he was with the female suspect," said Ray Pruitt, Kern County Sheriff's Department.
Deputies would not say if Webb was assaulted with a weapon or not. An autopsy is scheduled Tuesday to determine the cause of death. The investigation is still ongoing and the girl was booked into Juvenile Hall.
Sheriff's Detectives say the teenager was looking after two-year old Kayden Webb when he died. They say she is an acquaintance of the victim's mother.
Deputies were called to the 1700 block of Jefferson Street about 3:15 a.m. and started CPR on the child. Webb was taken to Kern Medical Center where he was pronounced dead just before 7 a.m.
"It is our belief at this point that he died as a result of injuries that he sustained while he was with the female suspect," said Ray Pruitt, Kern County Sheriff's Department.
Deputies would not say if Webb was assaulted with a weapon or not. An autopsy is scheduled Tuesday to determine the cause of death. The investigation is still ongoing and the girl was booked into Juvenile Hall.