A Louisiana child died after the girl’s grandmother forced her to drink a bottle of whiskey while her mother watched, authorities said Friday.
Highlights
- China Record, 4, was found with a blood alcohol level of.68 after officers were dispatched to a home east of Baton Rouge on Thursday morning.
- She was forced to drink half a bottle of whiskey while her mother watched, police said.
- Her cause of death was acute alcohol poisoning, the East Baton Rouge Coroner’s Office said.
- The two women are being held without bond by the Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office.
- It wasn’t immediately clear if they have lawyers to speak on their behalf or if their lawyers will be able to speak to them on behalf of their clients, records show.