‘May This Baby Be At Peace’ — Detroit Mom Charged After Newborn’s Body Was Found In Dumpster

Daysiana Lachell Powell, a 31-year-old mother from Detroit, has been charged in connection with the death of her newborn son, according to authorities. The post ‘May This Baby Be At Peace’ — Detroit Mom Charged After Newborn’s Body Was Found In Dumpster appeared first on MadameNoire.

‘May This Baby Be At Peace’ — Detroit Mom Charged After Newborn’s Body Was Found In Dumpster
Daysiana Lachell Powell, Daysiana Lachell Powell charged
Source: Credit : Detroit Police Department / Daysiana Lachell Powell

Daysiana Lachell Powell, a 31-year-old Detroit woman, has been charged in connection with the death of her newborn son, according to a press release from the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office. Officials say Powell is accused of concealing the death of her newborn son and failing to notify authorities.

Daysiana Lachell Powell charged: What happened?

According to prosecutors, at approximately 10:55 a.m. on July 8, 2026, Detroit police officers responded to a residence in the 11300 block of East Seven Mile Road for a report of an unknown circumstance. When officers arrived, they discovered a blue tote inside a dumpster containing the severely decomposed body of an infant wrapped in a white sheet. Investigators later identified the child as Powell’s newborn son.

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