Infant drowns during mom's coffee break

State child welfare authorities are investigating allegations of neglect lodged against the mother of an infant girl who died when she was left unattended while being bathed at her Northwest Side home.
Julia Duda, 2-1/2 months, of the 2800 block of North Nagle Avenue, was pronounced dead at 10:39 a.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of the Resurrection Medical Center.
Julia’s mother left her unattended while she was bathing her so that she could make herself coffee. When she returned, the baby was unresponsive and she called 911.
Emergency crews were called to the scene at 10:10 a.m. Wednesday.
While an autopsy Thursday was inconclusive and pending a police investigation, the apparent cause of her death was listed as drowning, according to the medical examiner’s office.
Julia’s death prompted an investigation of neglect against the victim’s mother.
The agency has had no prior contact with the family, and one other child who was living at the home is now being cared for by other relatives