Woman Charged With Murder Of 4-Year-Old Catawba County Girl Is Denied Bond Reduction

A woman charged with murder of a 4-year-old in Catawba County has been denied a bail reduction.

36-year-old Chelsea Crompton of Marshall in Madison County is charged with the death of 4-year-old Hazel Lidey. Hazel died on Nov. 20, 2022 in Catawba County. Crompton was arrested several days later.

Crompton’s attorney filed a motion to have bond reduced from $750,000 to $50,000. Superior Court Judge Karen Eady-Williams denied Goelling’s request on Tuesday. The judge stated the request was denied until a report from the defense’s forensic pathologist’s is finalized. A pathologist is tasked with reviewing Hazel Lidey’s autopsy. Crompton was the girlfriend of Hazel’s father, Christopher James Lidey when the death took place.

On November 17, 2022, Catawba County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to 4157 Hill Haven Drive to a reported child overdose. Emergency medical personnel told the arriving deputies that Hazel Lidey had traumatic injuries and bruising all over her body, according to a search warrant.

Crompton remains in the Catawba County Jail.

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