California mother arrested after her 2-month-old child dies

HANFORD, Calif. (AP) - A 40-year-old California woman has been arrested in connection to the death of her 2-month-old daughter.

The Fresno Bee reports (https://bit.ly/2t8v8kX ) Kings County Sheriff’s deputies and paramedics went to a house last week for reports of a child in cardiac or respiratory arrest.

Authorities say initial statements to deputies indicated the baby was found face down on a mattress and might have suffocated, but an autopsy conducted Wednesday by the Kings County coroner revealed blunt-force trauma injuries to the infant’s head, which led to her death.

Detectives believe the woman caused the child’s injuries. She remains in Kings County Jail.

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Information from: The Fresno Bee, https://www.fresnobee.com