New 'Concerning' Details Released In Waterford Mom's Arrest

WATERFORD, CT – New "concerning" details have been released regarding a Waterford mother's arrest in connection with her five-year-old child's death in May when he died after being found inside a car.

Whitney Bosselman, 31, of Quaker Hill has been charged with risk of injury to a minor and criminally negligent homicide, police said Monday. She turned herself into police on Monday.

On Tuesday, new details were released about the child's death and the mother's arrest via the arrest warrant affidavit. According to NBC Connecticut, an arrest warrant application said Bosselman made "concerning searches" on her phone, including "do people cry when they’re dying” and “autistic children and reincarnation,” according to police. The accused told officers when she reported her son missing he was autistic and non-verbal.

Officers also noted in the warrant that items such as used diapers, bags of trash and moldy food had been found on the floor of the home, NBC Connecticut reported. They also noted that some beds and carpets were stained with what appeared to be excrement.

According to the New London Day, the warrant also noted the boy died from hyperthermia due to "environmental exposure in an enclosed vehicle." The accused also told police the child was found nude because he "did not like to wear clothes."

The boy was found in a car on May 3 at 2:28 p.m., as Waterford Police Department responded to a 911 call from the accused reporting her 5-year-old son missing from a Maple Avenue residence. Responding officers subsequently searched the interior and exterior of the residence and property.

"Ultimately, officers located the child unconscious and without a pulse buckled in a car seat inside the rear of a white Toyota Camry parked on the property," Chief Brett Mahoney said during a news conference posted on Facebook Monday. "The child was located approximately nine minutes from initial officers arriving on the scene."

Police said emergency medical crews responded but were unable to revive the child.

According to police, initial investigation found the interior of the residence was in such condition to be detrimental to the health and safety of other children that lived within the home, and the state Department of Children and Families responded.

"The Waterford Police Department has always kept the victim at the forefront of this investigation," Mahoney said. "Our officers and investigations unit did what they could to honor the child's memory through their hard work and dedication. May he rest in peace. The death of anyone in a close knit community such as Waterford is hard to deal with, the death of a young child even more so. Our condolences go out to the family, the educators that taught the children daily and the community as a whole."

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