US mom charged with 'involuntary manslaughter' for 'suffocating' baby in sleep

A mother in United States' North Carolina has been charged with felony child abuse and involuntary manslaughter for allegedly suffocating her seven-week-old baby to death while they were sleeping.

According to the police, this was Mackenzie Katlyn Reed's second baby to die in the same way.

The 24-year-old was arrested after her baby, Zhen, died on October 3, 2023.

The police had received a call late at night on the day of the incident saying there was an 'unconscious infant who was not breathing'. After reaching the home of the accused, police tried to revive the baby but failed. They said that Reed was stoned at the time.

According to the police, when Reed's husband woke up, he found the baby face down in the bed with his wife's arm across him.

Reed's another baby, Justin, had died in a similar manner in 2022.

According to a police report obtained by a local news outlet, Reed said she could not believe she had done this a second time.

On March 6, Reed was charged with felony child abuse serious injury, involuntary manslaughter and child abuse/neglect serious physical injury.

She is currently in jail with a secured bond of $500,000.

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