Lakeland mom threw baby, watched TikToks & porn as her son died, police say
by: Nathaniel Rodriguez
Posted: Jul 31, 2026 / 01:19 PM EDT
Updated: Aug 1, 2026 / 05:44 AM EDT
LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — The Lakeland Police Department arrested a woman for the death of her own six-month-old, according to Chief Sammy Taylor Jr.
Lakeland police said that at about 11:39 p.m. on June 29, officers responded to a report of an unresponsive baby named Jeremiah Peters at a home on West Chestnut Drive.
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Officers spoke with the baby’s mother, Tatiana Norman, while Lakeland Fire Department personnel performed first aid on the child. Polk County EMS took Jeremiah to Lakeland Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 12:32 on June 30.
At the time, the officers did not see evidence of external injuries or malnourishment, except for an unexplained mark on the baby’s left thigh.
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