In a heart-wrenching case from Indiana, a young mother faces serious charges following the tragic death of her infant son. Amirah Eziah Moodie, aged 25, has been arrested and charged with neglect of a dependent resulting in death. This comes after her one-year-old son, Isais Pascual-Hernandez, was found lifeless, having allegedly been left in an unsafe sleeping environment.

Details from a probable cause affidavit, as reported by Law&Crime, reveal that officers from the Evansville Police Department, along with emergency medical responders, were dispatched to a medical emergency at an apartment complex on Cass Court at approximately 4:22 p.m. on November 14, 2025. The call to 911 was made by Moodie herself, who reported that her 15-month-old son was unresponsive and described him as “stiff.”

First responders arrived to a distressing scene, finding the young boy lying on the floor near the apartment’s entryway. Despite efforts to revive him, it was sadly too late. Authorities then proceeded to detain both Moodie and the child’s father, taking them to police headquarters for further questioning.

The condition of the home added to the troubling circumstances, described by police as “extremely messy,” with debris such as food, trash, and even cat feces scattered throughout the area.

A detailed examination of Isais’s bedroom uncovered a potentially dangerous setup. At the center of the room stood a Pack ‘n Play crib, which contained an oversized mattress awkwardly placed inside. The mattress extended across the entire crib, its excess folded and wedged into an L-shape against the side of the crib. Furthermore, the crib contained an oversized waterproof sheet, which featured a rubber-type backing, posing a significant suffocation risk, according to the affidavit.

“The mattress went from one end of the Pack ‘n Play stretching across to the other end,” the affidavit states. “The excess was folded and wedged against the side of the Pack ‘n Play making an L-shape. An oversized waterproof sheet was located inside the Pack ‘n Play and collected.  The sheet was lined with an impermeable rubber-type backing. The sheet was unsafe and created a suffocation hazard.”

Under questioning, Moodie told investigators she put Isais down at about 6 p.m. the previous night, saying he slept through the night and woke up at about 6 a.m. that morning. The boy’s father left for work shortly after and Moodie said she also woke up at 6 a.m. and took a THC gummy because she was “stressed about finances.”

She described Isais as being “more energetic lately” and constantly “getting into things.” But that morning, she said he appeared tired, so she put her son into the Pack ‘n Play with a bottle at about 9 a.m., adding that “he did not fight the nap.” She then went to her room and was in and out of sleep for several hours.

Isais’ father came home from work at 2 p.m. and fell asleep in the bedroom. Moodie said the boy was still in bed, but she didn’t think anything of it because sometimes he sleeps “longer than expected.” Moodie got out of bed between 3 and 4 p.m. and went to check on her son about seven hours after putting him down for the nap and found him motionless.

“[Moodie] saw the black sheet was wrapped around his head a few times (two or three) and [Moodie] struggled to unwrap his head. [Moodie] stated Isais had marks on his neck and his lips were blue,” the affidavit states. “[Moodie] stated the fitted sheet is bigger than the mattress so she tries to tuck in but he does pull it off often.”

An autopsy determined Isais’ cause of death to be “asphyxia due to suffocation by bedding (unsafe sleep), with possible contribution by ligature strangulation.”

Moodie is currently being held in the Vanderburgh County Jail without bond, records show. She made her initial appearance in court on Monday morning and is scheduled to appear again on March 26.