BROOKLAND, Ark. (KAIT) - A Brookland mother faces manslaughter charges after leaving her one-year-old son unattended in a bathtub while she was on her phone, leading to the child’s death.

Craighead County District Judge David Boling found probable cause Oct. 15 to charge Courtney Marie Newsom with homicide - manslaughter, recklessly causing death, a Class C felony; and two counts of third-degree endangering the welfare of a minor, Class B misdemeanors.

Police respond to unresponsive infant

On Aug. 7, Brookland police responded to apartments near Wagner Place Drive for an unresponsive infant, according to the probable cause affidavit.

In the apartment, officers found Newsom attempting to resuscitate a one-year-old boy. Brookland first responders arrived soon after and began performing l

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