Va. couple arrested after injured 2-year-old child was allegedly abandoned in motel and died
10/27/2022 12:02 pm PDT
ASHLAND, Va. (TCD) -- A 21-year-old mother and her 24-year-old boyfriend were arrested after a 2-year-old child was allegedly found alone in a motel and later died.
On Saturday, Oct. 15, at approximately 12:10 a.m., Ashland Police Department officers responded to a motel in the 800 block of England Street, police said. At the scene, authorities reportedly found the 2-year-old child alone and in "medical distress."
The victim, who was wearing a days-old diaper, had suffered bruises and multiple bone fractures, WTVR-TV reports. The child was transported to a hospital and died five days later, on Thursday, Oct. 20, according to police.
Upon further investigation, Danielle Tulloss, of Fredericksburg, Virginia, and Raequan Gilliens, of Ashland, Virginia, were arrested for child neglect and abuse, police said.
When interviewed, the victim’s mother, Tulloss, reportedly told investigators she left the child with a friend while she went to work.
Tulloss and Gilliens remain held without bond, records show.
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