@davonwoodsfc: A woman was arrested on Thursday after calling police to report her child’s death in Grand Rapids, police said. Officers were called to an apartment in the 500 block of Eastern Avenue SE around 5:20 p.m. on Aug. 22. They were called by Brooklynne Davis, 24, who was raising three children in the apartment. At the home, officers found a 19-month-old baby girl who was beyond help. Police at the scene said she appeared “very malnourished” with her skin sunken, revealing “all her bones clearly.” Her weight at the time of her death was only 13 pounds, police say. She was also suffering from what appeared to be severe, untreated diaper rash with open sores, court documents say. While police attempted unsuccessfully to save the little girl, other first responders noted her twin brother was lethargic and unable to hold his head up. He was sent to the hospital, where he remains in critical condition, police said. Investigators saw signs of abuse and extreme neglect at the home. They called the area “unclean,” with lice and bedbugs, along with other pests. The bathtub was filled with dirty water that had a film on top and a “strong odor,” the court documents say. “This has been a very long time of starvation, of not only neglect, but I would call it active neglect, when you’re allowing [children] to live in a room that the floor is covered with dog feces, that there’s no food for a 19-month-old in the entire house to eat, but you’re taking care of yourself,” said Winstrom. “You can take the time to take care of yourself, but you can’t take time to even pick up the phone, to ask for help, even call CPS or call 911 earlier and say, ‘I just can’t handle my kids.’” In the bedroom the children slept in, there was one mattress on the carpet soiled by “feces and other substances,” police say. #heartbreaking #sad #allkidsmatter🩵 #explore #davonwoods

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