22-05-2025
Medical examiner IDs 11-month-old Milwaukee boy who died in May 15 bathtub drowning
Officials have released the identity of the 11-month-old Milwaukee boy who died last week in a bathtub drowning.
A statement from the medical examiner's office identified the child as Asher Wyatt Doxzon. Office records listed the cause of death as asphyxiation due to drowning.
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Selena Renee Doxzon, 28, has been charged with neglecting a child, resulting in death.
According to a May 19 criminal complaint, Doxzon left Asher and her 3-year-old son unattended in a bathtub on May 15 while she went to the kitchen to make breakfast and wash dishes.
After about four minutes, the 3-year-old walked into the kitchen soaking wet. Doxzon went back to the bathroom and found the infant floating face-up and unresponsive, the criminal complaint said.
A neighbor assisted with CPR until emergency responders arrived. The child was taken to Children's Wisconsin hospital, where officials later pronounced him dead.
The water in the bathtub was 3½ to 4 inches in depth, and reached the child's lower abdomen.
Doxzon is scheduled to appear in court on May 30 for a preliminary hearing.
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Children account for roughly one in four of the 3,500 drowning deaths that occur each year in the United States, according to the Children's Safety Network, a Massachusetts-based agency that works with state and jurisdiction programs to create safer environments for children.
Nearly half of the children who die from drowning are infants or toddlers. Most infant drownings occur in bathtubs, according to Children's Safety Network data.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Medical examiner IDs Milwaukee boy who died in May 15 drowning
