Mother & Baby Found Dead In Bradford/Suspicious Circumstances

Two found dead on Pleasant Street

By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER
and PATRICK CONNOLLY
Era Reporters

A Bradford woman and her infant daughter were found dead in the family’s Pleasant Street home on Friday.

The bodies of Tonya Haight, 24, and her three-and-a-half week old infant daughter Tamara were found around 9 a.m. Friday at their residence, 56 Pleasant St.

“At this time, they are considered suspicious deaths, not homicide,” said District Attorney Ray Learn, who was at the scene Friday afternoon. “We’re investigating the circumstances surrounding the two deaths.”

Autopsies are scheduled for today at the Erie County Medical Examiner’s office.

“We’re awaiting the results of the autopsy and toxicology,” Learn said. More...