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Sophie Igou, 28, is charged with five felony counts of neglect, including two tied to her son Jasper’s death

Police allege the 22-month-old was malnourished, in a severe state of decomposition and hadn’t seen a doctor since January 2024

Igou’s two other children, ages 4 and 8, were placed in state custody

A 22-month-old Indiana boy was found dead in what investigators described as a “significant state of decomposition,” and his mother has been charged with neglect.

Sophie Igou, 28, of Shelbyville, faces two counts of neglect of a dependent resulting in death and three additional counts of neglect of a dependent, according to online court records reviewed by PEOPLE. Her bond is set at $2 million.

Igou called 911 around 10:45 p.m. on Sept. 17 and said she had found her you

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