Advertisement SC mother put newborn in refrigerator for hours, killing him, warrant says Angela Renee Blackwell arrested Monday Share Shares Copy Link Copy

A South Carolina woman is accused of killing her infant son in February by putting him in the refrigerator for hours, according to an arrest warrant. Angela Renee Blackwell, 27, of Chester, was arrested Monday and charged with felony homicide by child abuse. A judge denied bond for Blackwell during a hearing Tuesday afternoon.William David Paul Lewis died from "hypothermia with asphyxiation due to being in a refrigerator," according to Chester County Coroner Terry Tinker.Blackwell was at her home on February 27 when she put her baby in the refrigerator and shut the door, an arrest warrant said. The warrant the infant was in the refrigerator for three hours before medical attention was sought. "This case was under heavy investigation," Tinker told WYFF. "Initially, we did not know why the body was so cold."The child was born on February 23 and was four days old when he was placed in the refrigerator, Tinker said.Tinker said it is not unusual that it took about six months for someone to be charged in connection with the death."There were ten people at the home when the child died," Tinker said. "Investigators had to speak to everyone who was there."Billy Lewis, Blackwell's father-in-law, said he found his grandson's body. He said he believes Blackwell is innocent."She didn't do it. We don't know who did," Lewis said. "We just know she didn't do it because she loves her kids too much."The infant had a 3-year-old brother who lived in the home, Tinker said.The incident report stated that EMS brought the child to Chester Regional Medical Center where the staff administered CPR before a doctor pronounced him deceased.Blackwell faces 20 years to life in prison if convicted. SLED is assisting in the investigation.