The Middlesboro Kentucky Police Department says there is “significant development” in the death of 17 month old Elena Hembree.
The MPD says after an extensive investigation and a DNA result which showed a lack of male DNA confirms their findings that the girl’s mother, Erica Lawson is responsible for the girl’s death.
She is charged with manslaughter, criminal abuse and other charges.
Additionally, the cause of death has been determined to be non-accidental blunt force trauma.
On July 28 last year, Hembree showed up at the local hospital with severe injuries, but she was flown to Knoxville due to the extent of those injuries but she did not survive.
