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Livonia parents charged in connection with 3-month-old daughter’s death

Baby found unresponsive in June

Allen Abel and Kimberly Davidson are facing charges after their daughter died June 17, 2019. (WDIV)

LIVONIA, Mich. – Parents from Livonia are facing charges in connection with the death of their 3-month-old daughter.

According to officials, Allen James Abel, 46, and Kimberly Marie Davidson, 40, allegedly created an unsafe sleeping environment that led to the baby’s death over the summer.

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Police received a call about an unresponsive baby in the 19300 block of Rensellor Street the afternoon of June 17. Medics took the child to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Abel and Davidson are charged with involuntary manslaughter and second-degree child abuse.

Davidson turned herself in and was arraigned Tuesday. Her bond was set at $20,000/10 percent. She is due back in court Dec. 26 for a probable cause conference.

Abel is expected to be arraigned Wednesday.


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