Sentenced: Florida Caretaker Shook Infant, Leading To Child’s Death

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According to a news release from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, Haley Marie Barclay, 26, was charged with one count of first-degree murder while engaged in aggravated child abuse, two counts of aggravated child abuse and one count of child neglect, according to Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office online booking records.

The infant was brought to Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg on April 17, Hillsborough Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Amanda Granit told the Tampa Bay Times. The baby was unresponsive and had what hospital officials called trauma injuries, according to the newspaper.

Despite lifesaving efforts, the child died on Friday, the sheriff’s office said. The age of the child was not revealed, and the relationship between Barclay and the infant also was not given, WTVT reported.

According to detectives, Barclay allegedly admitted to shaking the infant on April 12 and April 13, WTSP-TV reported.

Woman accused of shaking infant, leading to child’s death

Detectives said that Haley Barclay allegedly admitted to shaking the infant on two different days.

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She had twins in Dec 2022.

 

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Her mugshot looks better than her pics on fb smh

 

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She needs a kick to the face.

 

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A 26-year-old child caretaker in Florida already facing murder and child abuse charges for allegedly killing an infant in her care has been charged with severely injuring a second young child, authorities say

Haley Marie Barclay, who was already in custody and charged with first-degree murder and multiple child abuse charges, has been hit with an additional charge of aggravated child abuse in connection with the second child’s injuries, a first-degree felony, court records reviewed by Law&Crime show.

“It is completely sickening to learn this woman, who treated one infant so gruesomely that it resulted in death, was also responsible for the severe physical injuries of another baby,” Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said in a statement. “I applaud our detectives for continuing this investigation as we seek justice for all victims.”

According to an affidavit of probable cause, deputies with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office at about 6:35 a.m. on April 17 responded to John Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg in reference to a child abuse investigation.

Upon arriving at the scene, authorities say that the victim underwent a CT scan which showed a skull fracture, subdural hematoma (bleeding in the space between the skull and the brain), and subarachnoid hemorrhage (bleeding in the space surrounding the brain). The injuries required emergency surgery in which doctors had to “insert a drain” into the child’s skull, the affidavit states. Doctors told the responding detectives that the victim’s condition was “rapidly declining” and the child had to be sedated after being admitted to the intensive care unit.

Investigators interviewed Barclay at her home that evening just before midnight and say she confessed to physically abusing the victim multiple times the previous few days.

“The defendant admitted to shaking the victim against [their] will on April 12, 2023, sometime in the afternoon. The defendant stated she was frustrated with the victim as [they] would not stop crying and fussing throughout the day,” the affidavit states. “The defendant stated she shook the victim for approximately one minute to get [the victim] to stop crying and fussing and laid [the victim] back down on the bed. The defendant then stated on April 13, 2023, sometime in the afternoon, she shook the victim against [their] will again back and forth (while holding [the victim] out in front of her) for approximately 30 seconds out of frustration as the victim continued to cry and fuss.”

Over the next few days, Barclay allegedly said that she noticed the child acting “gloomy” and throwing up and she tried to treat the condition with Tylenol and Pedialyte rather than seeking medical attention, per the document.

It was on April 16, when she saw the child “go limp” in her arms, that Barclay went to South Bay Hospital for medical treatment before being air-lifted to John Hopkins for more specialized treatment.

Barclay also completed a video reenactment of the abuse inflicted on the child, showing investigators how she “picked up the victim and shook [the victim] in front of her” and detectives observed, “the doll’s head going back and forth with no support,” the probable cause affidavit states. Barclay was arrested on April 17 and charged with three counts of aggravated child abuse.

Despite doctors’ best efforts, the child succumbed to their injuries and was pronounced dead on April 21 and the charges against Barclay were upgraded to murder.

Investigators say that while investigating the infant’s death, they discovered evidence of a second victim who “sustained injuries” while in Barclay’s care.

“After removing a second baby from the care of Barclay due to that initial investigation, deputies found the second child sustained severe upper body trauma,” HCSO said in the release. Barclay’s relationship to the second child has not been revealed

Barclay was already being held at the Falkenburg Road Jail when authorities tacked on the additional charge of aggravated child abuse causing great bodily harm.

'Completely sickening': Woman already charged with killing infant accused of causing 'severe' injuries to 2nd baby

Haley Marie Barclay, who was already facing murder charges in the death of an infant, has also been charged with "severely injuring" a second young child.

lawandcrime.com

 

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Maybe if this bitch stopped shaking her babies and cuddled and soothed them they might nit have been so fussy.

Hopefully she gets her uterus stomped out in jail.

 

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Name:	BARCLAY, HALEY M

Current Release Date:	02/15/2048

Current Prison Sentence History:​

Offense Date	Offense	Sentence Date	County	Case No.	Prison Sentence Length
04/12/2023	2ND DEG.MURD,DANGEROUS ACT	01/28/2025	HILLSBOROUGH	2306042	25Y 0M 0D
04/12/2023	AGGRAVATED CHILD ABUSE	01/28/2025	HILLSBOROUGH	2306042	25Y 0M 0D
04/13/2023	AGGRAVATED CHILD ABUSE	01/28/2025	HILLSBOROUGH	2306042	25Y 0M 0D
03/01/2023	AGGRAVATED CHILD ABUSE	01/28/2025	HILLSBOROUGH	2306160	25Y 0M 0D