Crime

Two people charged in connection to death of Conway baby

Two people have been charged in connection to the death of a baby in Conway.

Conway woman Heather Lee Hare was charged with homicide by child abuse and four counts of unlawful neglect of a child, according to the J. Reuben Long Detention Center website.

Hare was booked into J. Reuben Long Detention Center May 5, where she remains, according to jail records.

Josh Gordon Hare, of Conway, was charged with two counts each of unlawful conduct toward a child and unlawful neglect of a child, according to the jail website.

On May 7, Josh Hare was booked into J. Reuben Long Detention Center, where he remains.

According to a news release from the Conway Police Department, police were dispatched to a home on Sanctuary Boulevard on May 5. The baby, which police say was abused, died at a later, undisclosed date.

Heather Hare and Josh Hare are both 28.

This story was originally published June 28, 2021 at 10:52 AM.

Jenna Farhat
The Sun News
Jenna Taha Farhat is a reporter from Wichita, Kansas covering breaking news in Myrtle Beach and Horry County. She speaks Arabic.
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