MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. – A 20-year-old Merritt Island woman is accused of shaking an 11-week-old infant after becoming frustrated with the child when it would not eat or stop crying, according to Brevard County Sheriff's Office.
Local 6 news partner Florida Today reports deputies say they began investigating after Victoria Constance Bennett and her husband brought the unresponsive child to Cape Canaveral Hospital on Friday.
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The child was transferred to Arnold Palmer Hospital in Orlando. Experts there determined the child suffered a traumatic brain injury resulting in seizures and partial paralysis, consistent with "shaken baby syndrome."
Bennett was arrested and booked on a charge of aggravated child abuse. She was released from the Brevard County Jail by the courts. No bond or additional release information has been provided.