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Mother accused of fatal neglect, denied bond reduction

Posted at 5:32 PM, Sep 11, 2018
and last updated 2018-09-11 18:32:09-04

A woman who was arrested after her child died under what police are calling suspicious circumstances in July, was denied bond reduction.

Celeste Gonzalez appeared before Judge Missy Medary in the 347th Judicial District Court Tuesday afternoon.

She is accused of neglecting her child, after her 11-month-old son was found dead in a bathtub on July 26.

Mother charged after baby dies in a bathtub

Gonzalez has been charged with child endangerment leading to death and child abandonment.

Gonzalez remains in the Nueces County Jail on a $300,000 bond.