‘Irritated’ mom crushed newborn to death, said she ‘probably squeezed too hard’ while burping baby: Police

Brooke Nicole Kessler (Western Regional Jail) and the home where she allegedly killed her 16-day-old daughter (WCHS screenshot)

Brooke Nicole Kessler (Western Regional Jail) and the home where she allegedly killed her 16-day-old daughter (WCHS screenshot)

A 32-year-old mother in West Virginia has been arrested and accused of killing her 16-day-old baby, allegedly telling police she was “irritated and “probably” caused the fatal injuries by squeezing newborn “too hard” during burping.

Brooke Nicole Kessler was taken into custody on Thursday and charged with one count of child abuse resulting in death, court records reviewed by Law&Crime show.

Kessler had initially been charged with child abuse causing serious bodily injury, but the charge was upgraded after her daughter died over the weekend.

According to a report from West Virginia MetroNews, troopers with the state police on the evening of June 20, responded to a call about a newborn baby with suspicious injuries at the Charleston Area Medical Center (CAMC) Women & Children’s Hospital in the 800 block of Pennsylvania Avenue N.

Upon arriving at the scene, hospital staffers reportedly told authorities the child suffered “multiple, serious injuries” that “appeared to be suspicious/non accidental in nature.” The injuries included six broken ribs, a broken arm, and bruising on the infant’s throat, eye, and back of the head.

A copy of the criminal complaint obtained by Charleston, West Virginia ABC and Fox affiliate WCHS provided more details about authorities say happened.

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