WALKER COUNTY, Ga. — A north Georgia mother is being charged with her newborn baby’s murder.
The Walker County Sheriff’s Office told WTVC-TV that Ana Alissa Guice, 37, is being charged after she slept in bed with her 2-week-old child and the baby died.
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Authorities say the baby died on Nov. 14.
Guice tested positive for drugs when deputies responded to her home.
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Detectives told WTVC-TV that Guice had placed the baby in the bed with her improperly and determined that she was negligent in caring for the child.
Guice was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and cruelty to children.
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