Owner of Monroe Township day care found dead days after police begin investigating business

Day care owner died of self-inflicted injury

The owner of a day care facility in Monroe Township was found dead days after Michigan State Police launched a criminal investigation against her and the childcare business.

MONROE TOWNSHIP, Mich. – The owner of a Monroe Township day care was found dead only days after Michigan State Police launched a criminal investigation against her and the child care business. 

On Feb. 5, a three-month-old infant was taken from the Live, Laugh, and Learn Daycare in Monroe
Township to Promedica Children’s Hospital in Toledo after he was reported unresponsive.

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Officials learned the infant had sustained significant brain trauma while in the care of the day care’s owner, Jamie Vanslambruck.

Due to the nature of the infant’s injury, a child abuse criminal investigation was initiated by Michigan State Police. 

Two days after the infant was taken to the hospital, Vanslambruck was found dead in Lasalle Township from a self-inflicted injury.

The investigation into the cause of the infant’s brain trauma is ongoing.

If anyone has information related to the case, call police at 734-242-3500.


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