A 20-year-old mother accused of beating her two-year-old son to death last year and then burying his body in a shallow grave has given birth to another baby while in custody . Meagan Work , from Austin , Texas , gave birth to a son in February , Fox7 reported , but it is not known if she gave birth in jail or at the hospital , or if she was permitted to spend time with him . Child Protective Services took the child into state custody and on Monday , a hearing was held to determine if he will stay in foster care or live with a family member , KVUE reported . Officials told the channel that State District Judge Darlene Byrne will likely make a decision in upcoming days where to place the baby boy . In custody : Meagan Work , pictured left in a mug shot , gave birth to a baby boy while in custody last month , five months after she was arrested in the death of her two-year-old son Colton , pictured right . The baby 's father is believed to be Michael Brandt Turner , who is also charged in the death of Work 's two-year-old son , Colton Brandt Turner . Michael Turner was not Colton 's biological father . Work was four months pregnant when she was arrested in her son 's death last September after his remains were found hidden in a wooded area . A friend who was concerned about the boy 's whereabouts had contacted authorities . Following the call , investigators interviewed Turner at San Saba County Jail , where he was being held on unrelated offenses . A day later , Turner took them to the site where he admitted burying the body in July . A witness told police that he had seen Work slam her son 's head against a truck before shaking and slapping him on July 7 . Work , who had been living out of her car or with friends in the months before the death , told police different stories about her son 's whereabouts , including that he had been kidnapped from their car and that she had given him to a couple she met in a restaurant . Killed : Colton 's body was found in a shallow grave in a wooded area last September . His mother , pictured , had different accounts of what had happened to him but eventually admitted he had died in a motel room . Abuse : Relatives posted pictures of bruises and scratches across his body before he died . CPS had two open complaints against his mother when he died but because she was homeless , they could not find her . She eventually told investigators he died in motel room , according to an arrest affidavit . After his death , it emerged that relatives had shared photos of his injured body on Facebook , including deep scratches and bruises to his head and back . Texas Child Protective Services had received four total complaints beginning when Colton was about six months old , KVUE reported at the time . Accused : Work 's boyfriend Michael Turner , 29 , led authorities to the boy 's buried body last year . Two of the complaints had been resolved and the other two were open and ongoing when investigators discovered Colton 's body . CPS were unable to resolve them because they could not find the homeless mother . Work , who had previously pleaded guilty to animal cruelty and assault charges , is now charged with injury to a child in the death while Turner is charged with injury to a child by omission . Work remains in the Travis County Jail . A Travis County Sheriff 's spokesman said deputies typically take mothers to a hospital to deliver babies , but would not provide any details on Work 's case citing federal medical privacy laws . Work 's aunt and a family friend issued a statement to Fox7 about her new child . 'In order to protect this child from undue duress surrounding this tragedy , we decline all requests for comment , ' they wrote . 'Please understand that Colton 's Law will save and protect thousands of children per year in Texas from suffering the same fate as Colton . ' Colton 's Law seeks to make it easier for law enforcement to find people who are running from CPS during investigations , as Work was before Colton 's death . 'Colton ’ s Law would mandate state law enforcement to step in to search in cases where the child can not be located and is in danger , ' the family explains on their Facebook page . Both Work and Turner will next appear in court on April 13 .
Meagan Work , from Austin , Texas , gave birth to a baby boy in February , five months after she was arrested in the death of her son Colton . The newborn was taken into state custody and now a judge will decide if he should stay in foster care or be handed over to a family member . Work 's boyfriend had led authorities to Colton 's body in a wooded area after a friend called police , concerned about the boy 's whereabouts . Photographs posted to social media showed the two-year-old 's body covered in bruises and scratches before his death . Work and her boyfriend , Michael Brandt Turner , both remain in custody .