Kyla Vaughn's child told police he saw his mother shake 4-month-old girl she was babysitting
The day before she was set for trial, a 29-year-old woman pleaded guilty Thursday through an Alford plea to felony injury to child.
According to the probable cause affidavit, Vaughn was babysitting the child at her Caldwell home while the baby’s parents, who live in Parma, were on a date. The baby’s mother took the infant to the hospital on Aug. 27 after she became ill, exhibiting signs of vomiting, loss of appetite, lethargy and fussiness and that’s when medical staff found the bleed. A doctor in the probable cause affidavit estimated the trauma occurred one to seven days before an exam on Aug. 29.
Prosecutors agreed to recommend Vaughn serve four years fixed with six years indeterminate, for a combined prison sentence of 10 years.