Park Hills daycare employee charged in child's death
ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY, Mo. – An employee at a Park Hills, Missouri, daycare has been charged with murder following the death of a 3-year-old boy.
Conrad Ashcraft died at Poppy’s Playhouse 2 in Park Hills on May 16. According to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Ashcraft died after a caregiver held him down at nap time and laid him under an 18-pound weighted blanket.
A St. Francois County grand jury charged Tiffany R. Hedrick with second-degree murder, abuse or neglect of a child resulting in death, and armed criminal action. Hedrick remains in custody without bond.
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story incorrectly identified Hedrick as the owner of the daycare. We regret the error.
