A central Michigan woman faces felony murder and first-degree child abuse charges in the death of her 4-month-old daughter.
Nineteen-year-old Kayla Robin Coon of Owosso was arraigned Thursday in Shiawassee County 66th District Court District Court on charges in the Aug. 18 death of Aria Miller.
Owosso Police Chief Kevin Lenkart said officers called to a home found the child dead on the floor. He said the child was severely malnourished and underweight, weighing just 6 pounds, 2 pounds less than at birth.
An autopsy list the child's cause of death as neglect.
The Flint Journalreports Coon was arrested Thursday and lodged in the Shiawassee County Jail.
It's not clear if Coon has an attorney who might comment on her behalf.
