Mother, boyfriend charged in death of infant
EARLINGTON, Ky. – Two people have been arrested for manslaughter in the death investigation of an infant in Hopkins County.
Kentucky State Police Post says Hopkins County dispatch requested an investigation into the death of a 10-month-old infant in Earlington on Thursday.
The Hopkins County Coroner pronounced the infant dead inside the home of the infant’s caretakers.
KSP says an autopsy revealed foul play was the cause of death.
The infant’s mother, Samantha Stagner, 27, of Earlington, and the mother’s boyfriend, Dayton Mason, 29, of Earlington, were arrested by KSP and taken to the Hopkins County Jail.
Mason and Stagner are each charged with first-degree manslaughter.
The investigation is ongoing.
