Woman charged after 4-month-old infant's body found inside trash bag in Camden

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PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia woman is facing charges after investigators say an infant's body was found in a trash bag inside a bassinet at a Camden apartment earlier this year.

Ebony Gee, 43, was taken into custody Friday by U.S. Marshals at a property in Philadelphia. 

She was charged with second-degree desecration of human remains and second-degree witness tampering. 

What we know:

Officers from the Camden City Police Department were called to a property on the 1200 block of Lakeshore Drive in May for reports of an unconscious infant. 

Investigators say officers entered the property and found the body of a 4-month-old infant in a trash bag that had been placed inside a bassinet.

It's believed that 43-year-old Ebony Gee was caring for a friend's infant and spent time with the child in the second floor bedroom of the residency in mid-April.

A witness told police Gee wouldn't allow anyone to see the infant or enter the home.  The witness eventually entered the home and found the child's lifeless body.

Investigators say Gee sent the witness threatening text messages on the day the infant's body was discovered.

Police later talked to the biological parents of the infant, who confirmed that Gee had been caring for their child.

Gee was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals at a property in Philadelphia on Friday.

She was charged with second-degree desecration of human remains and second-degree witness tampering.

What we don't know:

The Medical Examiner's Office was unable to determine a cause of death due to the condition of the infant's body.

What you can do:

Investigators are asking anyone with information on the infant's death to come forward.