(CNN) An 11-year-old girl is facing a first-degree child abuse charge after she assaulted a 1-year-old boy she was babysitting in Maryland, leaving him with injuries so severe, he died days later, police said. Preliminary investigation shows Paxton was left in the care of the 11-year-old's family members at their home in Suitland, authorities said. The girl's mother left Paxton alone with her daughter briefly to run an errand Sunday morning, police said. Paxton died Thursday, four days after he was hospitalized with severe injuries to his upper body. "It was clear from the beginning that the injuries Paxton suffered were not consistent with the normal play of a 1-year-old."

Source: CNN March 02, 2019 10:21 UTC