(COLORADO SPRINGS) — Arrest papers reveal that a Colorado Springs mother who was previously arrested in connection to the death of her 4-year-old boy allegedly failed to get the child medical attention for injuries and stomach pain that led to his death.

The documents, obtained by FOX21 News, reveal that the child of 25-year-old Raven Rudd had been suffering from injuries for several days prior to his death, and that Rudd did not seek medical attention until the child was already unresponsive on Nov. 30, 2022. Following an autopsy, the child’s death was ruled a homicide.

In interviews with authorities, Rudd maintained that she did not know how the child had gotten his injuries. However, in further questioning, Rudd said the child had gone hiking on Nov. 23 or 24 with Rudd’s boyfriend, who she had met on Tinder in July, and the child had fallen when he jumped off a rock. Interviews also revealed that the child had been taken to the hospital earlier the same month after Rudd said he had fallen off a bunk bed while home with her boyfriend.

The papers also state that the child had not been to daycare in several weeks, and when Rudd did take him to daycare the day before he died, the child was in considerable pain and complained that his stomach hurt.

Records obtained through a search warrant of Rudd’s phone also revealed an exchange between Rudd and her boyfriend on Nov. 29, in which Rudd said the child fallen out of the car and thrown a tantrum, and he refused to walk. “He hasn’t tried walking at all so I’m making him crawl,” reads one of Rudd’s texts to her boyfriend. She became upset when questioned by detectives about the texts, and denied making the child crawl.

Later that night, after Rudd said the child had eaten dinner and been put to bed, the child was found unresponsive, covered in vomit and “frothing” at the mouth. After being taken to the hospital, medical personnel attempted lifesaving measures but were unsuccessful.

When detectives pointed out to Rudd that the child’s injuries were determined to have been three to five days old, and questioned why she hadn’t gotten him medical care, Rudd said she thought the boy was constipated.

“She [Rudd] spoke about how she has been a single parent and the one to care for him [the child] so she thought that she knew what was best. Raven stated that she regrets that,” the arrest papers read.

Based on findings from a Child Abuse Pediatrician, the arrest papers state that “a prudent caregiver should have recognized his symptoms as a sign of concern and distress.”

Rudd was arrested on Jan. 5, 2024, on felony charges of Child Abuse – Recklessly Resulting in Death. She is due in El Paso County Court on Feb. 7.