2-Year-Old Dies After Being Neglected for Three Days, Mother Arrested

2-Year-Old Dies After Being Neglected for Three Days, Mother Arrested
Savannah M. Weiss Charleston Police Department
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A woman from Charleston, Illinois, has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder after her 2-year-old son was found unresponsive at their home on Monday, Dec. 4.

Savannah M. Weiss, 22, was arrested on Dec. 6 after she admitted to police that she left her toddler unattended in a portable playpen for three days, according to a Charleston Police Department news statement.