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A mother has been arrested for murder after allegedly recording a TikTok dance while her infant lay in the hospital with fatal injuries. The child’s father has also been charged in connection with the incident.
Alyssa Jade Vanderbeck, 19, and Mark Anthony Labaco Clamor, 21, face second-degree murder charges following the death of their 7-week-old son. This information comes from court records filed in Pierce County, Washington, and reported by Oxygen.
On March 4, the infant was brought to Mary Bridge Hospital in Tacoma, according to a Declaration for Determination of Probable Cause obtained by KOMO News, where doctors reportedly assessed injuries “consistent with abusive head trauma.”
“The child had severe injuries that couldn’t be immediately explained,” said Lakewood Police Sergeant Charles Porsche to KOMO News, “but authorities did not consider them accidental.”
According to police statements cited by KOMO, Clamor admitted to handling his crying son “somewhat forcefully.” He reportedly lifted the baby while asking, “Why you crying, boy?” and moved him in a “jerking motion,” causing the infant’s head to snap back significantly.
As per the documents referenced by KOMO, Vanderbeck was asleep at the time. Upon waking, the couple took a shower, leaving the baby to rest. It was only afterward that they noticed the infant had irregular breathing and unusual eye movements.
At one point, the couple tried to stimulate their son, “which included shaking him in a panic,” the declaration obtained by KOMO stated, then took videos of his symptoms to show family and friends. The outlet reported from the document that, from the time they first noticed their son was in distress, they allegedly waited approximately one hour to call 911.
When detectives reviewed the footage on Vanderbeck’s phone, according to the document obtained by KOMO, the baby was seen in “serious distress” with labored breathing, one eye partially open, and at one point, appeared to be not breathing at all.
Investigators wrote in the court document that a March 8 video on Vanderbeck’s phone—in which Vanderbeck dances in the bathroom of the hospital—was uploaded to TikTok. According to court documents, the baby, referred to as N.C., died on March 9.
According to People, which also obtained the probable cause declaration, Vanckerbeck in a video “is seen slowly dancing in the bathroom of N.C.’s hospital room with what can be described as ‘upbeat’ music playing in the background.”
An attorney for Clamor declined to comment when reached by Oxygen. An attorney for Vanderbeck did not immediately reply to a request for comment when asked by Oxygen.
The couple next appear in court on April 8.