A 20-year-old woman was arrested after Yakima police said they found a dead infant and a severely malnourished toddler left alone inside a home.

A 20-year-old mother has been arrested following the death of her 7-month-old baby and the discovery of her severely malnourished 2-year-old child alone in thei

Yakima police went to an apartment in the 300 block of North Fourth Avenue around 7:25 a.m. for a welfare check.

Police responded to a call for a welfare check at a home in Yakima and found an infant dead and a 2-year-old severely malnourished.