Police are asking the public’s help in locating a 6-week-old infant missing from Auburn Hills, who is believed to be with her mother who reportedly can’t properly care for her due to mental health issues.
According to Auburn Hills police, Amanda Rose Prowell-Smith, 32, and her baby, Eliza, have been missing since Feb. 2. Prowell-Smith allegedly assaulted a family member that day at a home on South Boulevard in Auburn Hills, with her infant present.
On Feb. 5, family members reported the two missing, telling police they hadn’t been seen or heard from since the incident.
Family members told police that Prowell-Smith has a long history of mental illness and wasn’t stable enough to care for a child.
Prowell-Smith’s baby wasn’t born in a hospital, has no documented birth record and hasn’t been seen by a doctor, police said.
Police have learned from Children’s Protective Services that Prowell-Smith has two other children that had been removed from care due to their mother’s mental state. It’s been determined that Prowell-Smith is incapable of caring for herself or her child, police said.
Prowell-Smith doesn’t have a cell phone, vehicle or any means of providing for herself or her child, police said.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Prowell-Smith or the baby is urged to call 911.
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