The criminal case has advanced against a Southfield woman facing an involuntary manslaughter charge in connection with her child’s death.
Latoya Washington is accused of disregarding medical advice for her 4-year-old son, Curtis Washington, after he suffered multiple seizures. The Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office alleges the death resulted from gross negligence in Washington’s failure to provide necessary medical care.
Washington recently waived her preliminary exam in 48th District Court and the case was bound over to Oakland County Circuit Court for possible trial.
Latoya Washington booking photo
According to the Southfield Police Department, first responders called to a home in the French Quarter Apartments on Jan. 25 found the child unconscious and unresponsive. He was subsequently transported to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
An investigation showed the child had been hospitalized two days earlier after experiencing multiple seizures, was stabilized and prescribed medications to prevent further seizures, police said. Washington took her child home against medical advice and he experienced more seizures on Jan. 24 and 25, police said. Washington allegedly failed to give her child the prescribed medication to prevent the seizures and allegedly didn’t provide prescribed rescue medication — which resulted in the child’s death, officials allege.
Washington is out of custody on a $20,000 personal bond — which requires no cash or surety to be posted — and GPS monitoring. She’s scheduled to be arraigned on Nov. 18 before Oakland County Circuit Judge Nanci Grant.