BOULDER, Colo. — A mother charged in the June 2023 death of her 2-month-old son in Boulder County pleaded guilty Wednesday morning to a charge of second-degree murder.
Charges of first-degree murder against Anna Englund were dismissed as part of the plea deal. She was immediately sentenced to 40 years in the Department of Corrections.
Around 4:30 p.m. on June 10, 2023, officers responded to a home in north Boulder for a welfare check on a woman who was possibly having a mental health crisis, police said.
The infant's father said he saw Englund take their 2-month-old and drive away. Officers issued an attempt-to-locate alert for Englund to nearby law enforcement agencies.
The man, who identified the baby as Miles Basellio, told police he was concerned for the child's well-being due to Englund's postpartum mental health.
Englund's car was spotted around 10:20 p.m. headed toward Boulder Community Hospital, police said. Officers contacted Englund in the hospital parking lot and rushed the child into the emergency department, police said.
The child was pronounced dead at 10:48 p.m., according to police.
Englund had gone to a hospital twice before her son's death for suicidal ideation, court records show. The boy's dad told 9NEWS Englund stayed at Boulder Community Health for a few days both times and then doctors released her.
Although her mental health status was questioned, a judge ruled last November that she was competent to stand trial. She instead chose a plea deal.
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