SEDGWICK COUNTY— Law enforcement authorities are investigating the death of a one-year-old boy and have made an arrest.
Just before 5:30p.m. Thursday, police responded to a child abuse report at an area hospital, according to Officer Chad Ditch.
When officers arrived at the hospital, they were told a family member and guardian of 1-year-old Lasiah Williams brought him to the hospital unresponsive. Doctors pronounced the boy deceased.
Investigators learned Lasisah had been with his Father, Kentrell Willingham and girlfriend Xjohnna Hannah, for a few days. A family member of the child met Kentrell, Thursday in the 1600 hundred block of South Oliver to exchange custody.
The family member left with Lasiah and a short time later would realize the child was unresponsive. The family member and Lasiah’s legal guardian immediately drove to the hospital where he was pronounced deceased.
Police arrested 25-year-old Kentrell Willingham and 25-year-old Xjohnna Hannah, both of Wichita, on requested charges first-degree murder and aggravated endangerment of a child.