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Funeral to Be Held for Baby Boy Who Died at Delaware Day Care

A funeral will be held next Saturday for a baby boy who died at a Delaware day care.

A viewing for 10-month-old Charles Laws III will be held from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Feb. 7 at the Crossroad Community Church on 20684 State Forest Road in Georgetown, Delaware. The viewing will be followed by a funeral service at 1 p.m.

Charles was found unresponsive Wednesday by a worker at Handy’s Little Disciples day care on Layton-Davis Road in Millsboro, Delaware. The worker tried to wake the child up but was unable to do so.

"The baby had stopped breathing," Bolarius Handy, husband of the day care's owner, told NBC10 on Thursday.

Police were called to the day care and the child was taken to Beebe Healthcare in Lewes, Delaware where he was later pronounced dead.

Handy called the death a tragedy. "Nobody did nothing, ya know, just she went to wake the baby up and [he] wasn't responsive," he said.

Police said there were no signs of injuries or trauma to the child. The state medical examiner performed an autopsy to determine the cause of death. There's no timetable for when those results may be released.

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The home day care has been licensed by the state since 1998, records show. That license will now be suspended pending the outcome of the investigation into the baby's death. Officials said that's standard procedure.

All donations and cards for the child’s family should be sent to the Watch God Move Christian Center at 21173 Coverdale Rd, Bridgeville, DE 19933. You can also contact Yolanda Soto by phone at 302-430-3348 or email her at msyysoto@gmail.com for more information.
 

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