An Oklahoma mother is accused in the brutal death of her 4-month-old son.
Officials say the baby’s father discovered the child wasn’t breathing when he went to feed him around midnight in early April 2018.
According to the Shawnee News-Star, the infant was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
An autopsy showed the baby suffered many injuries, including a brain injury, rib fractures and injuries to his pancreas.
When investigators questioned the child’s mother, 28-year-old Amber Ford, about the injuries, she allegedly admitted that she had been frustrated with the baby and was rough with him, saying she slammed the infant’s head against her shoulder
Amber Ford remains jailed in connection with the 2018 death of her 4-month-old son entered a not guilty plea during court proceedings Tuesday.
Ford, 28, was charged in April 2018, with charges alleging her child suffered many injuries, including a subdural hematoma, or injuries to his brain, along with soft tissue injuries on his neck, as well as multiple rib fractures. He was pronounced dead at the hospital in Cushing.
Ford’s case has been set for a disposition docket in September and a jury trial date of Oct. 21 is now listed in the case.
Court brief: Lincoln County mother pleads not guilty in child's death
A Lincoln County mother who remains jailed in connection with the 2018 death of her 4-month-old son entered a not guilty plea during court proceedings
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