A child lady in Maryland died on New 12 months’s Eve, and now her mom has been charged in connection to her demise.

Detectives from the Harford County Sheriff’s Workplace discovered concerning the 5 1/2-month-old on Sunday, Dec. 29, after responding to the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Heart with regard to a report from Little one Protecting Providers of suspected baby abuse, a press launch from the division states.

After talking with hospital workers, detectives allegedly discovered that the toddler had arrived on the hospital by ambulance with “a number of cranium fractures, mind bleeds, a fractured leg, and quite a few different life-threatening accidents.”

Based on WBAL-TV, the child lady had been within the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) since start and had simply gone house on Monday, Dec. 23 earlier than being taken again to the hospital on Saturday, Dec. 28. She died from her accidents on Tuesday, Dec. 31, per the press launch.

The press launch states that an investigation was launched into the incident that included a court-ordered search of the kid’s house and “a number of interviews of potential witnesses and suspects” that resulted in “inconsistent accounts of how the toddler sufferer sustained her accidents.”

The infant’s mom, Maya Dennis, 32, instructed police when requested concerning the accidents that “considered one of her kids was operating within the house and by accident fell on the sufferer,” WJZ reported, citing charging paperwork.

When issuing a search warrant on Dennis’ two telephones, authorities allegedly discovered textual content messages through which she claimed the accidents have been from her keep within the NICU, per WJZ.

Detectives additionally questioned a person who was seen getting into the household’s house for almost an hour earlier than the toddler was taken to the hospital. Dennis and the person denied she had contact with the kid when being interviewed by police.

The Harford County Sheriff’s Workplace acknowledged that in the course of the investigation, nonetheless, detectives developed info that indicated Dennis had “sole care and custody of the kid when her accidents have been inflicted,” per the press launch.

“Dennis has been charged with 1st diploma homicide, 1st diploma baby abuse, after making statements indicating she was liable for the now deadly accidents,” the press launch states.

Dennis was arrested with out incident and transported to the Harford County Detention Heart, per the discharge. The discharge notes that the investigation is ongoing, and no additional info is being launched.

On-line information reviewed by PEOPLE present that Dennis was denied bail whereas showing remotely in court docket on Thursday, Jan 2.

Prosecutors argued in the course of the listening to that the child’s accidents weren’t unintentional, per WBAL-TV. “Her left femur and tibia have been damaged. She had a number of cranium fractures, bleeding on the mind and round her eye sockets. The infant had irreversible mind harm,” they mentioned.

A preliminary listening to for Dennis has been scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 30, per on-line information.

For those who suspect baby abuse, name the Childhelp Nationwide Little one Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-Little one or 1-800-422-4453, or go to www.childhelp.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is obtainable 24/7 in additional than 170 languages.