Who:
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office
Investigative Operations Bureau
-Crimes Against Children Unit

Chloe Gibbons (Deceased Infant)
DOB: 01/13/2015
Address: 14291 Passage Way, Seminole
 
Nafisa Doctor Gibbons (Child’s Mother)
DOB: 11/29/1978
Address: 14291 Passage Way, Seminole

What:
Detectives assigned to the Crimes Against Children Unit are conducting  an investigation into the death of a one-month old baby girl. The investigation at this point has revealed that the death appears to be an accidental asphyxiation.

When:
The child was pronounced deceased at the hospital at approximately 10:00 a.m. on February 22, 2015.

She was found unresponsive in her home on February 19, 2015.

Where:
Detectives responded to the infant’s residence located at 14291 Passage Way in Seminole.

Why/ How:
On February 19, 2015, deputies responded to reports of an infant who was not breathing at a private residence located at 14291 Passage Way in Seminole.

Detectives say 911 was contacted while the mother and the grandmother administered CPR.  The child, identified as one-month old Chloe Gibbons, was transported by ambulance to Largo Medical Center Indian Rocks Campus and subsequently transferred by air to All Children’s Hospital for care.

Detectives assigned to the Crimes Against Children Unit began conducting an investigation into the incident.

Detectives interviewed the child’s mother, 35-year-old Nafisa Doctor Gibbons. During the interview Gibbons told investigators she had accidently fallen asleep with the baby at approximately 6:30 a.m. on the morning of February 19th in her bed; and that when she woke up at approximately 8:15 a.m., she discovered the infant lying face up and unresponsive. Chloe had been sleeping by herself in a bassinet and Gibbons only brought the child into her bed because she was crying. This is not a situation where Gibbons had intended to “sleep” with Chloe. The investigation at the scene did not reveal any evidence of child abuse or neglect.   

The child was pronounced deceased at All Children’s Hospital approximately 10:00 a.m. on February 22, 2015.

Through their continued investigation detectives have determined that the death of the child appears to be an accidental asphyxiation. The Medical Examiner’s Office will make a final determination of cause and manner of death.

At the time of Chloe’s birth in January 2015, Gibbons tested positive for cocaine and Chloe exhibited signs of drug withdrawal. Because the mother tested positive for drugs at the child’s birth, the PCSO Child Protection Investigation Division (CPID) was contacted and initiated an investigation. There were no allegations, or evidence of child abuse or neglect other than the drug use by the mother. Upon discharge from the hospital there was no evidence that Gibbons could not appropriately care for her daughter and Chloe remained in the care of her mother. The CPID investigation was open at the time of Chloe’s death so that Gibbons could be referred to follow-up services regarding her drug use.

Gibbons tested negative for cocaine on February 19, 2015, the day Chloe was found unresponsive and there is no evidence that drug use by Gibbons played any role in Chloe’s death.           

The investigation continues.