HONOLULU (KHON2) — Honolulu police held a news conference at HPD’s Main Station to address an arrest made in a 2023 child manslaughter case.

According to Lt. Deena Thoemmes, a 39-year-old woman was arrested on Friday, March 7 for manslaughter in the death of an 11-year-old child.

On Dec. 22, 2023, Honolulu police and firefighters responded to a report of an unresponsive female at a home in Lāʻie.

First responders found the child’s adoptive father attempting to administer life-saving care to her body. Firefighters then took over before bringing her to an area emergency room where she was pronounced dead.