ABERDEEN, S.D. — An Aberdeen woman will not face homicide charges in connection to the death of her child born prematurely.

The Aberdeen Police Department was called to a reported homicide in the 1200 block of North Dakota Street on April 4. The report was in connection to the premature birth and death of a child at Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center.

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After three months of investigation into the case, Brown County State's Attorney Chris White said this week that no homicide charge will be filed, Aberdeen American News reported.

Instead, Anna Dornbusch, 26, is facing charges of ingesting methamphetamine, ingesting cocaine and possessing cocaine. That's according to charges filed by indictment this week. She was allowed a personal recognizance bond and is set to make her initial appearance in magistrate court on July 19. Each of these charges carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

White said homicide charges were not pursued because the cause of death couldn't be directly connected.

"The pathologist's findings in the autopsy doesn't say the baby died because of drug use. There were other possible causes of the baby's death," he said.