Bremerton mother arrested for murder of 5-week old son, police say

BREMERTON, Wash. — A Bremerton woman was arrested on second-degree murder charges Wednesday in connection with the November death of her 5-week-old son.

Police said they responded, alongside the Bremerton Fire Department, to reports of a unresponsive baby in the 800 block of Insignia Loop around 10 p.m. on Nov. 24., 2018.

"The mother of the child, Amelia Day, stated Hudsyn (Day's 5-week-old son), rolled himself over in his bassinet and she woke up to find him not breathing," the Bremerton Police Department said in a news release.

Detectives with the Police Department investigated the scene and said comments made by Amelia Day were inconsistent.

The Kitsap County Coroner’s Office performed an autopsy of Hudsyn Day and ruled the cause of death was “undetermined suffocation.”

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Detectives continued their investigation and spoke to family members, roommates and friends, along with looking into previous reports from Child Protective Services.

Police said Amelia Day admitted she lied during the initial part of investigation and later disclosed she was mad because her son would not stop crying.

“She threw his baby bottle across the room and held him tight against her chest until he stopped making sounds and stopped moving, about 5-10 minutes.  After he stopped making any sounds, she continued to press him into her chest for another two minutes,” Bremerton police said.

Police said Amelia Day then laid Hudsyn Day back down on the bed, went to sleep and called 911 when she woke up.

“During an interview, Amelia acknowledged she killed Hudsyn, but said it was an accident,” police said.

Amelia Day was booked into the Kitsap County Jail on Wednesday.

KIRO 7 will continue to update this story as more information becomes available.

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