ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A woman was indicted by a grand jury Thursday in the death of 3-year-old Conrad Ashcraft, who died while attending a daycare in Park Hills.

Tiffany Hedrick was indicted on the charges of second-degree murder, abuse or neglect of a child resulting in death and armed criminal action. Hedrick is being held at the St. Francois County Jail without bond.

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Two wrongful death lawsuits have been filed in Conrad’s death that say he was attending daycare at Poppy’s Playhouse on May 16 when he died.

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In one of the lawsuits, Hedrick is named

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