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Sandra Yi ReportingTaylorsville police have solved a murder mystery involving a five-month-old baby. The girl died in December. Her body was moved to another location. Now criminal charges are expected.
Autopsy results show that five-month old Estella Lacey died of a drug overdose. Police say that her mother and the mother's boyfriend knew what happened, and tried to cover it up.
On December 28, police found the baby's body in a Murray home, but they later discovered she had actually died in a home in Taylorsville. Police say the baby was left unattended on a couch. The boyfriend told the baby's mother that the baby ingested a bag containing a large amount of methamphetamine.
Police say the baby suffered several stages of a meth overdose for two days, before dying. Police say the mother and her boyfriend then tried to cover it up.
Sgt. Rosie Rivera, Taylorsville Police: "They loaded her up into the car, took her over to the Murray address, and there they laid her on a bed, called 911, and acted if they had just discovered her dead."
They baby's mother, Mary Lacey, and her boyfriend, Ray Chesley, now face criminal charges, including desecration of a body, which is a third-degree felony. Police presented the case to prosecutors this morning.
Police say the meth belonged to Chesley. He was on parole at the time and was booked on a parole violation.
