Amanda Morgan faces murder and child abuse charges after her 14-year-old son with autism died from accidental strangulation in their neglected home. Police found the boy on October 8, 2025, with a blanket around his neck. Morgan had reportedly left her two autistic teenagers home alone overnight.
Amanda Morgan, 39, of Theodore, Alabama, was arrested on Tuesday following an investigation into the death of her 14-year-old son, who had autism. Mobile Police Department officers responded to her home on October 8, 2025, and discovered the boy dead with a blanket wrapped around his neck. An autopsy determined the cause as accidental strangulation, according to reports from local outlets WALA and WKRG. The home showed signs of neglect, lacking air conditioning and running water, and infested with insects and human waste. Witnesses at Morgan's bond hearing on Wednesday testified that she left her two teenagers—aged 14 and 16, both with autism—home alone for extended periods, including overnight before her son's death. Her 16-year-old was hospitalized for malnutrition. Morgan faces charges of murder and aggravated child abuse. A judge set bond at $40,000 for the abuse charge and $400,000 for murder, ordering no contact with her surviving child. She remains in custody at Mobile County Metro Jail, with arraignment scheduled for March 24.