Baby starved to death in apartment up to two weeks after his mother 'died of drugs overdose'

Tragic: Sara Kessler with baby Casey, who were both found dead in their apartment in Pittsburgh

A nine-month-old baby boy tragically starved to death in an apartment two weeks after his mother took her own life with a drugs overdose.

Little Casey Kessler was found dead in the living room of the flat in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, after a concerned relative visited the home.

His mother Sara, who had not been in contact with her family for almost a fortnight, is believed to have died a week or two earlier.

Overdosed: Sara Kessler is believed to have died a week or two before her son

Neighbour William Gonzalez had heard the boy crying inside the flat, but did not think anything of it.

He told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: "If I was closer to the noise, I would have done something. I didn’t know. I feel so guilty. I feel so bad.

"The thought of that little kid running around after she died, looking for food. That’s what I’m upset about. It’s such a helpless feeling."

On Friday, Assistant Allegheny County police Superintendent James Morton said that there was no sign of foul play.

Officers believe Sara died after taking a drugs overdose.
Sara's mother died of natural causes in the same apartment in November and no one else lived on their floor.

Starved: Baby Casey was found dead when a concerned relative visited the flat

Gonzalez and another tenant, Elizabeth Freismuth, said Kessler struggled to cope with her mother’s death.

Freismuth said: "She seemed so sad her mom was gone. I told her if she needed anything to ask me, but she never did.

"She loved that little baby. He was such a beautiful little boy. She told me 'I can’t believe he’s going to be almost a year old. He’s getting so big.’"

Source: Mirror.co.uk