Overview
- Parents filed a wrongful-death lawsuit in Caldwell County against daycare worker Alexandra Coffey over the May 2025 death of 16-month-old Maddy Mitchell.
- The suit alleges Coffey forced a nap by placing the child face down, covering her head with a blanket, and lying on her while scrolling on a phone.
- The complaint says Coffey restrained the toddler’s legs, failed to check on her for about three hours, and later found her unresponsive with early rigor mortis.
- An autopsy ruled the death a homicide caused by smothering from compression asphyxia, and Coffey’s attorney had not responded to the new civil filing in the reporting.
- Coffey faces an involuntary manslaughter charge and is free on bond; state health officials suspended Creative Beginnings’ license and closed the center after the incident, noting an earlier CPR-training gap had been corrected.