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More than 10 years after a three month old baby suspected of being abused died at Valley Children's Hospital, the Bakersfield Police Department has made an arrest.

BPD said on December 4, 2008 officers responded to a call of a three month old baby not breathing.

Officials said the Bakersfield Fire Department arrived before officers and started providing treatment to the infant. The baby was taken to Mercy Hospital and later transferred to Valley Children's Hospital.

Investigators said the baby had injuries consistent with child abuse and died on December 8, 2008.

The Kern County Coroner’s Office performed a postmortem examination and determined the death a homicide.

BPD said Detectives conducted an investigation into the circumstances of the death which included assistance from medical professionals.

The case was submitted to the Kern County District Attorney’s Office for review and on July 29, 2019, a warrant was issued for Lachella Grayson, 42, who was the caretaker for the baby at the time of the incident.

Grayson was arrested for second degree murder and assault of a child causing death.
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Lachella Grayson, 44, pleaded no contest to willful cruelty to a child, according to court records. Charges of second-degree murder and assault on a child under 8 resulting in death were dismissed.

Eleven years passed from the time of the baby’s death to Grayson’s arrest in 2019. Court documents say she was the only adult present when the baby was injured.
Grayson was sentenced to four years in prison.
 
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