Maryland authorities stated they obtained a report of suspected baby abuse simply after an toddler was rushed to the hospital the place she finally died of life-threatening accidents. Regardless of the mom’s model of the story, police decided she was behind the demise.
The 5-month-old daughter of 32-year-old Maya Dennis was rushed to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Middle Saturday with “a number of cranium fractures, mind bleeds, a fractured leg and different life-threatening illnesses,” per the Harford County Sheriff’s Division. She succumbed to her accidents on New 12 months’s Eve.
Because of her situation, police had been contacted by Baby Protecting Providers and an investigation was launched into her demise. WBAL-TV reported the babe had simply left the NICU final week having been there since she was born. The one different individual to be across the baby in addition to her mom was a person prosecutors stated was at Dennis’ house simply earlier than the infant was rushed to the hospital.
Nevertheless, he was not named an individual of curiosity. Dennis was.
In interviews with the police, Dennis stated one in all her different youngsters was operating across the house and “by accident” fell on the kid, per WJZ. Nevertheless, warrants for Dennis’ telephone data revealed textual content messages that claimed her baby’s accidents had been from her keep within the NICU, the report says.
Prosecutors decided as a result of Dennis was the only real caretaker of the kid when the accidents had been inflicted and “made statements indicating she was answerable for the now deadly accidents,” she deserved to be held accountable.
Dennis was charged with first-degree homicide and first-degree baby abuse. It’s nonetheless unclear how the infant woman died. Although, prosecutors argue the accidents weren’t a easy “accident” contemplating the extent of them.
Dennis is being held within the Harford County Detention Middle. She’s due in court docket on January 30.