The Chariton County Sheriff’s office has requested the assistance of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control in a death investigation involving a two-month-old child.
A spokesman for the patrol has confirmed that upon arriving at a residence in Rothville, authorities discovered a deceased two-month-old child.
An autopsy has reportedly been scheduled and due to the circumstances surrounding the investigation, no further details were available.
Rothville is a community with a population of 96, located about 10 miles south of Brookfield.
