The husband of a Colorado woman accused of killing their 2-month-old son says she had been battling postpartum depression for months following the incident.
As CrimeOnline previously reported, Boulder Police said arrived Saturday afternoon at a home in North Boulder, following a welfare check call. Witnesses concerned about Anna Louise Englund, 30, said she took her baby and drove away from a Portland Place residence in her car.
Police subsequently issued a statewide “attempt to locate” bulletin and launched a search for Englund and the baby, identified as Miles Basellio.
Several hours later, police found Englund as she drove to Boulder Community Hospital. Officers caught up with her in the hospital parking lot and rushed the unresponsive baby into the emergency room, where he was pronounced dead about 20 minutes later.
While the cause and manner of death are still under investigation, police arrested Englund and charged her with suspicion of first-degree murder and child abuse.
9 News spoke with Englund’s husband, who said he couldn’t comprehend what was going through his wife’s mind.
“I can’t comprehend, like, the medical base backing for her acting that way,” the father said. “I can’t comprehend her internal thought process. It’s weird that you can form a life with somebody and this happens and it’s like, what? You wouldn’t think that was that person.”
The father added that Englund went to Boulder Community Hospital twice in the past few weeks for help.
CBS News reports that a friend of Englund’s echoed the husband’s sentiments, claiming that Englund had been working with a therapist and appeared to be improving.
“She was working with a therapist on it, and seemed to be getting better, we thought she was better, and then all of a sudden she just took off,” the friend said.
Recalling the day in question, the friend said Englund fled her home without shoes and didn’t offer any explanation before she left.
“She randomly left with the baby, no shoes that we know of, grabbed her bag, left her phone, and we weren’t able to find her at any of the places she likes to go to,” the friend said.
“I was hoping it wouldn’t happen and was staying optimistic, but I always knew it would be a possibility. I’m so sad…I’ll still try to be there for her, I know at some point when she does come to her senses she’s going to hate herself and feel guilty.
“I wish it would have been something she either told me or her boyfriend and we would have been there for her more but she didn’t think it was normal or that she could talk to anybody.”
Meanwhile, the Boulder County Coroner’s Office is expected to provide an update regarding Miles’ cause and manner of death at a later time.
Check back for updates.
For the latest true crime and justice news, subscribe to the ‘Crime Stories with Nancy Grace’ podcast. Listen to a previous episode on the case:
[Feature Photo: Family Handout via 9News]
