~UPDATED~Springfield Mother Behind Bars For Allegedly Smothering Infant:

Tatianna Noel Light (mug shot GCSO)

Authorities in Springfield are investigating the death of  2 month-old Kaiden Light who was allegedly smothered by his mother.

Police were called to a home on North Travis (they say they have been called to that home several times regarding abuse) yesterday (10-06-10) where they found the dead infant.  Prosecutors have filed second-degree murder charges against Tatianna Noel Light, 23, who is the only suspect in the infant's death.

Light allegedly told investigators that she fed laid the little boy shortly before 1:00 p.m. and laid him on his back on her bed for a nap, and went and started some laundry.  She says when she returned about 10 minutes later, "she noticed he had rolled onto his stomach, She checked on him and noticed there was blood coming from his nose and she cleared that from his nose and called 911."
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Investigator Steve Schwind writes in the probable cause statement, "I responded to the hospital to assist with preliminary interviews. "She (Tatianna) rolled him over and noticed there was blood in his nostrils and he was not breathing. She took his clothes off, cleaned him, re-dressed him and performed CPR for about 30·45 minutes before calling a family member for advice." After that 911 was called.

Schwind writes that when confronted at police headquarters about discrepancies in her story, "Tatianna admitted to using pillows to suffocate K. L. (Kaiden). She described suffocating him for approximately one hour. During that time period she stopped and saw he was still alive, then continued until he was no longer breathing or moving."

Kaiden had been removed from the home about a week ago and placed in protective custody after abuse allegations arouse against his mom.  Kaiden had been back in his mother's care for less than 24 hours when he was pronounced dead.
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Light is being held in the Greene County jail on $250,000 bond.
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This is the third child death in the Ozarks in the last few weeks.  Two year-old Shady Hicks of West Plains died a few days ago after being scalded by hot water in a bath tub.  Also in Howell County, Willow Springs police are waiting for toxicology results in the investigation of the death of 6 year-old special needs child Zeke Breeds.  In Mountain Grove, authorities say a 9-month-old accidentally drowned in a bathtub.