Indiana State Police investigating death of infant in Dale

Dale – Police responded to the Stones Motel Thursday afternoon to investigate the death of a six-month-old.

According to police, Sheena Ransom, 28, and Jorge Candelaria, 32, both of Dale, had been living in Room 12 at the motel for several weeks. On Thursday afternoon Sheena, Jorge and their six-month-old, Emilio Candelaria, had all been sleeping in the same bed.  Sheena woke up and got out of bed to shower and a short time later Jorge noticed that the boy was unresponsive. Emergency personnel responded however the six month old boy was dead.

Detectives and Crime Scene Investigators opened the investigation into the death. The cause of death is not know at this time and an autopsy is scheduled for Friday afternoon in Dale at the Fuller Funeral Home.

“We are treating this as a death investigation at this time,” First Sergeant Robert Priest said in a news release. “Once all the evidence, including the results from the autopsy is in, our case will be forwarded to the Spencer County Prosecutor’s Office for their review which is standard procedure in cases like this.”