Jeff Davis Parish, LA (2/17/2023) – The Jeff Davis Parish Sheriff’s Office reported on October 19, 2022, Detectives were notified by the Department of Family and Services (DCFS) of a pending investigation with their agency involving the death of a male juvenile age 12.
Detectives initiated a criminal investigation on October 20, 2022, and began interviewing neighbors and family members and obtaining medical records. It was learned that the child died on October 17, 2022, at Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital, Baton Rouge, LA. Hospital records indicated that the child was 42 inches tall and weighed 28 pounds at the time of death.
An autopsy of the child was performed on October 24, 2022, with the autopsy report of January 10, 2023, provided to the Jefferson Davis Parish Coroner. The autopsy findings indicated the cause of death as complications from malnutrition, and the manner of death has been deemed a homicide.
Detectives obtained arrest warrants for both parents, Jennifer Ann Duhon, age 40, and Adam Duhon, age 40, who were subsequently arrested on February 16, 2023, on second-degree murder of the death of the juvenile.
The investigation is ongoing, and detectives are asking if anyone has any information to contact Detective Ivey at the Sheriff’s office at (337) 821-2100.
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