Mother Accidentally Squeezes 3-Month-Old Son To Death During Epileptic Attack

A woman experiencing an epileptic attack accidentally squeezed her infant son to death while nursing the baby.

The woman, identified as 28-year-old Tracey Webstar, and her three-month-old baby were at their home Friday morning when she suffered an attack. The unfortunate incident took place in Ladyville, a village in the country of Belize.

The woman squeezed the infant forcefully and pressed him tightly onto her body, resulting in the baby not being able to breathe.

After the woman recovered, she rushed the infant to a nearby hospital for treatment. He was declared dead on arrival by the doctors, news platform Amandala reported.

The woman then visited the police station and told the officers about what transpired. As part of the investigation, the woman underwent medical tests which confirmed she had an epileptic attack.

Investigation into the incident was ongoing. The Director of Public Prosecutions will go through the case file and determine the further proceedings.

Meanwhile, the baby’s body remained in the hospital and an autopsy was expected to be held later this week. No additional details were available at the moment.

The incident comes months after a North Carolina woman was charged in the co-sleeping death of her infant daughter, CBS-affiliated WSPA-TV reported.

Police and medics responded to the home after receiving information about an unresponsive newborn girl. The baby was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigation revealed the three-month-old infant died of asphyxiation after her mother, Kayla Joy Mitchell, slept beside her on the same bed.

She was charged with involuntary manslaughter and felony child and held at the Cabarrus County Jail under $150,000 bond.

Dr. Michelle Williams, the chairperson of Australia's Council of Obstetric and Pediatric Mortality and Morbidity, warned parents against the practice of co-sleeping after two babies died earlier this year. "We all know how hard it is to get up and feed a baby at night and how exhausting it is. It's tempting to fall asleep with baby in your bed or on the couch."

"But some of the deaths of babies I've seen over the last 20 years have been related to parents falling asleep while feeding in the wrong places or exhausted bringing baby to bed. To prevent that we really recommend that people have a cot in their bedroom and that when they've finished they can put bub back into the cot where they're safe and at lower risk of sudden infant death," she told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.