A 3-year-old Bloomington child is dead and her mother and grandmother have been arrested and charged with neglect resulting in the girl's death.

Keera L. Braun, 27, and 50-year-old Millissa D. Hicks, both of Bloomington, face three counts of neglect of a dependent. Each is charged with one count of neglect resulting in death as a Level 1 felony and two counts of neglect as a less-serious Level 6 felony.

The women live at the same address in the 4000 block of North Thomas Road in Monroe County. They were booked into the Monroe County Jail the afternoon of Aug. 14 and are being held in lieu of bond.

According to a Monroe County Sheriff's Office news release, deputies were called to the residence Aug. 8 for a welfare check on a child who was reported to be unconscious and not breathing.

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