Missing toddler found dead in Louisiana

Missing toddler found dead in Louisiana

2011-03-24 23:03:26 GMT+7 (ICT)

CLAIBORNE PARISH, LOUISIANA (BNO NEWS) -- The Claiborne Parish Sheriff's Department on Thursday confirmed that the missing one-year-old toddler was found dead in Beaver Creek, Louisiana, after being missing since Sunday.

According to KSLA television, the body of a toddler was found floating in around five feet of water on late Wednesday afternoon. The victim was identified as missing Devion Wafer.

On Tuesday, Claiborne Parish authorities announced that a young mother and her son were reported missing and an investigation was underway. Ruby Wafer, 19, and her one-year-old son were last seen outside their Homer residence.

The investigation led the detectives to Beaver Creek which is located off Louisiana Highway 2, approximately 1 mile (1.609 kilometers) from Wafer's Homer residence. Initially, there was little suspicion of foul play in the case.

Ruby Wafer is now considered a person of interest in the case after detectives found out that she posted comments on her Facebook account that she might do harm to her child.

However, Wafer is not considered a suspect in her son's death but no one knows why she suddenly disappeared with her infant child. The body of the toddler was transported to Little Rock for an autopsy.

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