Baby girl found dead in bathtub at Mitchell home, state police say

MITCHELL, Ind. — A death investigation is underway in Mitchell after Indiana State Police said an infant was found unresponsive in a bathtub.

According to ISP, officers found the baby girl on Friday afternoon and took her to the hospital, where she died.

After detectives interviewed witnesses and responded to the home and the hospital to investigate, police arrested 32-year-old Amanda Lane of Mitchell without incident. She is currently being held on the preliminary charge of neglect of a dependent resulting in death in the Lawrence County Jail.

ISP did not confirm the relationship between Lane and the infant and did not share any further information regarding the incident.

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