Mom of baby beaten to death searched internet for ‘shooken’ baby, blamed injuries on toddler, now facing capital murder charge: Police

Brittney Bailey (Austin, Texas Police Department)

Brittney Bailey (Austin Police Department)

A 31-year-old mother in Texas is facing the possibility of the death penalty several months after she allegedly beat her 3-month-old daughter to death, performed an internet search about her baby being “shooken,” and blamed her child’s fatal injuries on her 17-month-old child.

Authorities in Travis County on Monday filed documents charging Brittney Bailey with one count of capital murder of an individual under the age of six in connection with her child’s death, records reviewed by Law&Crime show.

According to a news release from the Austin, Texas Police Department, the investigation into Bailey began when officers responded at 11:14 p.m. on March 10 to The Revl Apartments in the 5000 block of North Lamar Boulevard in reference to a 3-month-old child who was not breathing. The county’s fire department and emergency medical services were also dispatched to the apartment complex.

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