Days before three-month-old Jordan Palmer was going to take his first set of baby pictures at the photo studio he met his tragic death after falling from a bed at home on Monday night.

Jordan lived with his mother, Lilieth Palmer, and five siblings in Mount Salem, Montego Bay.

, the distraught mother was still in shock after the sudden death of her child. "Mi put im dung fi sleep about 9:30 last night and put a whole heap a pillow round him and lef fi go a shop. Mi neva spend long and when mi come back mi see Jordan pon di floor face down," Lilieth said crying.

She immediately rushed the baby to the Cornwall Regional Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead after a series of examinations.

The Montego Bay police have launched an investigation into the matter and no formal charges have been made against the mother. understand that Palmer is being questioned in police custody.

The Child Care and Protection Act states that if you leave your child at home alone and he/she gets injured you could be imprisoned for up to three years for neglect, or face more serious charges such as manslaughter.