11-day-old baby killed by babysitter's 3-year-old while new mom is hospitalized with delivery complications: Cops

A West Virginia pistillate who was liable for watching a newborn babe is present charged with causing the baby's death.

Taylor Flint, 25, was charged with child neglect resulting successful decease successful transportation with the fatal injuries suffered by a newborn babe who was successful her attraction precocious past year. According to the Mason County Prosecuting Attorney, Flint was the designated caregiver of an 11-day-old infant connected Oct. 25, 2025. In a transgression ailment reviewed by Law&Crime, Flint was watching the babe portion his parent was hospitalized pursuing complications during delivery.

While Flint watched the baby, she besides had her ain 3-year-old girl with her. According to police, Flint was alert that her girl had a past of convulsive behaviour astir the baby.

According to the transgression complaint, the babe lad was calved connected Oct. 14, 2025, and his parent was inactive successful the infirmary 11 days later. On Oct. 25, 2025, Flint was watching the babe lad on with her 3-year-old daughter. During the aboriginal greeting hours, Flint recovered the babe unresponsive and called for help. The babe was brought to the hospital, wherever aesculapian unit determined that helium was suffering from "multiple traumatic injuries" and successful "critical aesculapian distress."

Medical unit said the babe had respective injuries to his face, head, and hands, and an introspection revealed a fractured skull and "severe intra-cranial injuries." The babe went into cardiac apprehension and resuscitative efforts were attempted. At 4:49 a.m., the babe was pronounced dead.

When constabulary spoke to Flint, she told them that she got up successful the mediate of the nighttime to usage the bath and checked the babe portion helium was successful his bassinet. Her girl was "in the chamber hiding successful a corner." Flint told constabulary that she believed her girl bushed the babe respective times with a jar of petroleum jelly.

More from Law&Crime: Woman moving location time attraction slammed 8-month-old's caput onto hardwood level due to the fact that she 'had a headache': Police

According to the complaint, Flint told constabulary that she had seen her girl hit, scratch, and wound the babe arsenic a mode to get attraction for herself. She said she "has to beryllium cautious" erstwhile her girl is astir the babe due to the fact that of her choler and "undiagnosed neurological disorders." Police did not accidental whether oregon not Flint's girl had been diagnosed with immoderate benignant of neurological disorder.

Following an probe into the baby's death, Flint was charged connected March 26 with kid neglect resulting successful death. She was booked into the Western Regional Jail successful Mason County, wherever she is being held connected $100,000 currency bond. Her preliminary proceeding is scheduled for April 2.