Missing mother of dead Detroit toddler is found in psych unit

DETROIT -- Police say the missing mother of a young boy whose decomposing body was found in a Detroit apartment has been located in the psychiatric unit of an area hospital.

Officer Jennifer Moreno tells The Detroit News that investigators will be notified when she's released and that she could be taken into police custody.

Police say the boy, age 2 to 3, may have been dead for more than a week before his body was found Wednesday by a maintenance worker who noticed a strong odor. When police began searching for the child's parents, they learned the child's mother was hospitalized May 17 after someone found her lying on the grass in front of the apartment building, reports CBS Detroit. She was apparently later admitted into psychiatric care.

Police on Thursday were awaiting autopsy results and say the woman could face charges.

A neighbor said she wondered whether the mother had moved and said she didn't hear any cries from the apartment.