BALTIMORE, MD - A woman in her twenties was arrested after police said her two-month-old son died from head trauma and severe dehydration.
The mother, identified as 20-year-old Taylor Williams, has been charged with first-degree child abuse resulting in death, according to court records reviewed by Law & Crime. The child was identified as Malik Woodard. The incident took place on August 31, 2025, when police responded to the intersection of Loch Raven Boulevard and Gorsuch Avenue in Baltimore, after receiving a report of a "non-breathing infant."
Responding officers took the child to Johns Hopkins Pediatrics, where he was pronounced dead. The baby's great-grandmother told investigators that she checked on the child when he started making strange noises and seemed to be struggling to breathe, according to the charging documents in the case.
The woman said she told Williams about the baby's apparent issues, but the defendant allegedly ordered her to leave the room. When police spoke with Williams, she reportedly told them that she went to the bathroom that morning and came back to find her son unresponsive. She said she asked for help from a nearby driver, called 911 and gave her son CPR, adding that Malik did not have preexisting medical conditions.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore determined from an autopsy that Malik died from head trauma that caused bleeding in the brain as well as "severe dehydration and malnutrition."
An extensive investigation by homicide detectives resulted in an arrest warrant for Williams. The warrant was issued on October 5 and officers arrested her in the 300 block of Kane Street in Baltimore. She was booked into the Baltimore Central Booking and Intake Center. She posted bond on October 8. Her next court date for a preliminary hearing is scheduled for November 2.
The mother, identified as 20-year-old Taylor Williams, has been charged with first-degree child abuse resulting in death, according to court records reviewed by Law & Crime. The child was identified as Malik Woodard. The incident took place on August 31, 2025, when police responded to the intersection of Loch Raven Boulevard and Gorsuch Avenue in Baltimore, after receiving a report of a "non-breathing infant."
Responding officers took the child to Johns Hopkins Pediatrics, where he was pronounced dead. The baby's great-grandmother told investigators that she checked on the child when he started making strange noises and seemed to be struggling to breathe, according to the charging documents in the case.
The woman said she told Williams about the baby's apparent issues, but the defendant allegedly ordered her to leave the room. When police spoke with Williams, she reportedly told them that she went to the bathroom that morning and came back to find her son unresponsive. She said she asked for help from a nearby driver, called 911 and gave her son CPR, adding that Malik did not have preexisting medical conditions.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore determined from an autopsy that Malik died from head trauma that caused bleeding in the brain as well as "severe dehydration and malnutrition."
An extensive investigation by homicide detectives resulted in an arrest warrant for Williams. The warrant was issued on October 5 and officers arrested her in the 300 block of Kane Street in Baltimore. She was booked into the Baltimore Central Booking and Intake Center. She posted bond on October 8. Her next court date for a preliminary hearing is scheduled for November 2.
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