(Battle Creek, Iowa) The Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation assists the Ida County Attorney’s Office in a child death investigation.
On May 4, 2023, first responders were dispatched to 500 Maple St in Battle Creek for a report of an unresponsive child. The child was transported to Horn Memorial Hospital in Ida Grove and then to Children’s Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. The child died the following day at Children’s Hospital. An autopsy was performed by the Iowa Office of the State Medical Examiner on May 6, 2023.
The Ida County Sheriff’s Office is being assisted by the Ida County Attorney’s Office and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation. This is an ongoing investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call the Ida County Sheriff’s Office at 712-364-3146.
