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Last updated on Wednesday, September 19, 2018
(HURON) - On Saturday, at 8:57 a.m. Lawrence County Central Dispatch received a 911 call regarding an unresponsive 18 month-old child at a home in the 1900 block of Old Vincennes Road.
Deputies from the Lawrence County Sheriff's Department, Huron Volunteer Fire Department first responders, and an AMR ambulance crew arrived to provide care.
The male child was determined to be deceased upon arrival.
Detectives, the coroner, and Indiana State Police crime scene experts were called to the scene to begin the death investigation.
A post-mortem examination was conducted on Sunday. The child died from an acute subdural hemorrhage of the brain, and the manner of death was determined to be a homicide.
Over the course of four days, Detective Sergeant Tyler Philips led the investigation, with the assistance of detectives, Department of Child Services, Indiana State Police crime scene investigators, the Lawrence County Coroner's Office, and the Lawrence County Prosecutor's Office.
On Tuesday at approximately 7 p.m. the boyfriend of the child's mother, 29-year-old Jessie D. Phillips, of Mitchell, was arrested on a felony charge of aggravated battery resulting in the death of a child under 14 years of age. He is being held on a $200,000 bond.
The investigation remains active and is expected to continue for several days.
Anyone with information about this case should contact Detective Sergeant Tyler Phillips at the Lawrence County Sheriff's Office at 812-275-3316.
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