New details released after infant found unresponsive in bath tub [Video]

WYFF4.COM MOBILE APP. LET’S TURN NOW TO BREAKING NEWS OUT OF GREENVILLE COUNTY. THE CORONER SAYS THE DEATH OF AN EIGHT MONTH OLD OVER THE SUMMER WAS DUE TO COMPLICATIONS OF NEAR DROWNING. THE BABY BOY’S MANNER OF DEATH HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ACCIDENT. HIS MOTHER HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY CHARGED WITH HOMICIDE BY CHILD ABUSE. LINDA LAWSON IS ACCUSED OF LEAVING XANDER LAWSON UNATTENDED FOR AN EXTENDED TIME IN A BATHTUB LAST MONTH. THE CORONER SAYS THE CHILD WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL ON JUNE 20TH AFTER BEING FOUND UNRESPONSIVE IN A BATHTUB. THE CORONER SAYS HE DIED ON JULY 24TH. AT THE TIME, DEPUTIES CHARGED LAWSON WITH HOMICIDE BY CHILD ABUSE. DEPUTIES ALSO CHARGED LAWSON’S BOYFRIEND, ROBERT BULL, WITH UNLAWFUL CONDUCT TOWARD A CHILD. HE IS NOT CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH THE BABY’S DEATH. DEPUTIES SAY BULL WAS NOT PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE DROWNING.