SLED charges woman with unlawfully placing a child at risk

EDGEFIELD, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) – The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division has charged a woman after the 2020 death of a 3-year-old.

Codi Raye Scott (Carter), 27, was charged with two counts of unlawfully placing a child at risk on Friday, according to SLED.

Officials say October 13, 2020, the SLED Special Victims Unit was notified of the death of a three-year-old child in Edgefield County.

SLED was requested on January 17, 2023, by the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office to lead the investigation.

According to arrest warrants, Scott was responsible for the welfare of the 3-year-old child between July 28, 2020 and October 12, 2020.

The warrants state Scott did unlawfully place an unreasonable risk of harm, affecting the child’s life, and physical or mental health.

The arrest warrants say Scott, acting alone or in concert with another, did inflict or allow to be inflicted multiple injuries to the child, including bruising to multiple body parts, such as the chest, back, eye, ear and jaw.

Another arrest warrant states on October 13, 2020, Scott, acting alone or in concert with another, placed an unsafe mouthpiece in the child’s mouth which resulted in upper airway obstruction and caused the death of the child.

Scott was booked into the Edgefield County Detention Center.

The case will be prosecuted by the 11th Circuit Solicitor’s Office.

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