HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A lady has been arrested after she allegedly severely beat a 4-year-old youngster who’s within the hospital in vital situation, in response to information.
Charging paperwork mentioned that Tameria Barnett was charged with harm to a toddler and was taken into custody on the Harris County Jail on Friday.
In accordance with the Harris County Sheriff’s Workplace, deputies responded to a hospital about an injured kid’s case. Officers mentioned the kid exhibited indicators of abuse and was transported to Texas Kids’s Hospital.
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HCSO’s murder unit started an investigation as a result of nature of the kid’s “life-threatening” accidents. Officers discovered the kid had been in Barnett’s care since September 2024.
In accordance with information, Barnett is a good friend of the kid’s mom, who’s incarcerated.
Sheriff Ed Gonzalez despatched out a put up on social media, saying the younger youngster was allegedly crushed day by day for months.
There was no contact with the kid’s father since September, in response to HCSO.
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Barnett appeared in possible trigger courtroom on Friday night, the place her bond was set at $100,000.
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