NC woman charged with death of 4-year-old to make first court appearance

Monday, November 28, 2022
CATAWBA COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) -- A North Carolina woman charged with the death of a four-year-old girl is set to make her first court appearance.

Chelsea Crompton, who is the girlfriend of four-year-old Hazel Lidey's father, is being charged with murder.
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Hazel Lidey was with her father and his girlfriend last Thursday, when deputies were called to their home in Catawba County, according to court documents.

The initial call was for a possible drug overdose, but documents say EMS found Hazel suffering from trauma-related injuries with bruising over much of her body.
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Officials say more than a dozen investigators have been assigned to the case.
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