The investigation opened for abandonment following the death of a girl with Down's syndrome, found dead last May at her home in Reims, where her mother was also seriously ill from Covid, has been closed, has t - we learned Saturday from the prosecutor's office.
The decision to dismiss this open criminal investigation of the count of "
neglect of a minor unable to protect themselves, resulting in death
", was taken at the end of the summer, the prosecutor told AFP. de Reims Matthieu Bourrette, confirming information from the newspaper L'Union.
Extremely serious medical situation
The four-year-old girl was discovered dead by firefighters, called on by a neighbor.
Her mother, herself disabled and placed under reinforced guardianship, was seriously affected by Covid-19.
She had been hospitalized and placed in intensive care.
The investigation did not bring to light "
any intentional element
" on the part of the mother of the child, said Mr. Bourrette.
Due to her disability and the extremely serious medical situation she was in at the time, "
she was not aware of her daughter's condition
."
"
This child was perfectly monitored academically and medically, there was no form of neglect,
" he added.
The mother of the girl, but also her father, who lives in another region, were informed of the classification without follow-up by associations to help victims, he said.
