SHAWNEE COUNTY — A woman accused in the death of child in Shawnee County has also died.
Shyla M. Goracke, 29, Topeka, died Monday, according to Shawnee County Sheriff's Deputy Abigail Christian.
Shortly after 11:30 a.m. June 20, the Shawnee County Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call regarding an incident on SW Worwick Town Road. First responders found a child later identified as 9-year-old Zerick I. Ozuna, located inside the residence, suffering from multiple wounds to the chest and neck. The boy was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Deputies took Goracke, the mother of the boy into custody, and she was transported to a hospital. The sheriff's office released no additional details on the cause of her death or the result of an autopsy on the 9-year-old. Check the Post for more information as it is released.
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