A Daphne mother accused in the death of her 17-month-old son was given a $75,000 bond on May 27, 2026, and was released on Thursday after posting it. Kaitlynn Grace Dominick, 22, is charged with manslaughter and aggravated child abuse, and the court ordered her to remain under GPS house arrest with few exceptions.
The bond ruling is the latest step in a case that now moves from hospital records and a fatal child-abuse investigation into court supervision. Dominick must have no contact with anyone under 18, stay inside Alabama and surrender her passport while the case continues.
Prosecutors say Dominick injected a liquid chemical mixture into her son’s feeding tube. The criminal complaint describes the mix as table salt and another liquid, though the exact substance has not been publicly detailed. The boy had a medical condition that required the tube, and he was taken to USA Children’s and Women’s Hospital on May 4, 2026 before dying the next morning.
That timeline matters because the case did not begin with a confession or a witness account. It surfaced after medical testing found elevated lab levels that were abnormal, which led hospital staff to make a mandatory report to the Department of Human Resources and set off the investigation that later reached the Sheriff’s Office.
At the bond hearing, Prosecutor Teresa Heinz said she could not go beyond what had already been said in open court, while the defense pressed for release conditions rather than continued detention. The charging documents and the hearing records leave one central gap untouched: what exactly was in the liquid mixture prosecutors say was used to harm the child.
Dominick’s next court date is June 9, when she is scheduled for a preliminary hearing. For now, the bond order keeps her in Alabama and under electronic monitoring, turning the case into a tightly controlled legal fight rather than a closed chapter.
