Jan 07, 2022

Couple near KC charged in toddler's death on Christmas Eve

Posted Jan 07, 2022 2:01 PM
Wilson- Daviess-Dekalb Co. Jail
Wilson- Daviess-Dekalb Co. Jail

KANSAS CITY (AP) — A man and a woman have been charged in the Christmas Eve death of a toddler.

Christopher Robert Wilson, 46, and Avery Nicole Young, 22, of Chillicothe were arrested Tuesday on warrants charging them with second-degree murder and endangering the welfare of a child, according to online court documents.

Young-Daviess-Dekalb Co. Jail
Young-Daviess-Dekalb Co. Jail

Police have said that medics called around 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 24 to a home in Chillicothe found a 2-year-old child unresponsive. The toddler was rushed to a hospital and later pronounced dead. Authorities have not released the name of the child or given the child’s cause of death.

Police have not said how Wilson and Young are related to the child.