PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — A woman has been arrested and faces a half-dozen charges in connection to the May death of a 5-year-old on Stratford Street, Portsmouth Police said Friday.

Ekara Mikkia Cowles, 31, has been charged with the following: • Accessory to felony homicide • Accessory to malicious wounding • Accessory to felony child neglect • Accessory to cruelty to a child • Accessory to fail to secure medical for injured child • Accessory to contributing to the delinquency of a child

On May 28, officers responded to a call for an unresponsive child in the 300 block of Stratford Street, according to Portsmouth Police, who said the child was taken to a local hospital, where they later died.

Cowles is currently in the custody of the Portsmouth Sheriff's Office awaiting arrai

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