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Police in hunt for mum as they identify boy's body found in Las Vegas-themed suitcase

A murder warrant has been issued for a mum after the body of a child found in a Las Vegas-themed suitcase was identified.

The hard-shell suitcase with the remains inside was found in April this year by a mushroom hunter off a dead end road in an isolated area in Indiana, US.

But it's taken until now to identify the boy as five-year-old Cairo Ammar Jordan. He would have turned six on Monday October 24.

An autopsy found the cause of death was "electrolyte imbalance," likely caused by a "viral gastroenteritis."

Two suspects were identified in connection to the boys' death and the dumping of his body - Dawn Elaine Coleman, 40, of Shreveport, Louisiana, and the boy's mum Dejaune Ludie Anderson, 37, of Atlanta, Georgia.

Police are hunting for Dejaune Ludie Anderson, the boy's mother (Georgia Dept. of Driver Services)

At first arrest warrants were issued by investigators for the two for charges of Neglect of a Dependent Resulting in Death and Obstruction of Justice.

Indiana police travelled to San Francisco and along with local police there Coleman was found and arrested.

They also travelled to Los Angeles to catch the boy's mum, but she had escaped and continues to allude the police hunting her.

Based on information gathered during the ongoing investigation, on Tuesday, October 25, the Washington County Circuit Court issued an arrest warrant for Anderson for the charge of murder.

An Indiana police press conference (NBC News)

Police have released a description of her in an attempt to get the public's help in tracking her down.

A statement read: "Dejaune Ludie Anderson is currently at large, and her location is unknown. The Indiana State Police request the public's assistance in locating Dejaune Anderson.

"She is described as a Black Female, 5-05, approximately 135 pounds. She had short, dark brown hair in her last known photo (shown below), but she is known to often wear wigs or hair extensions.

Police are continuing to hunt for the boy's mum (NBC News)

"Her last known location was the Echo Park area of Los Angeles, California; however, she is known to travel and has recently been to San Francisco, San Diego, Las Vegas, and Houston, Texas."

Anyone who sees her is being asked to contact the local police department.

The boy's body was found 80 feet off Holder Road in rural Washington County, Indiana.

Authorities with the Georgia Bureau of Investigations are trying to find and contact the boy's biological father.

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