03-16-2012, 09:39 AM
let me guess..Munchausen blah blah blah. 
Orlando Sentinel
A young Orlando mother was arrested Wednesday after she repeatedly choked her hospitalized 11-month-old daughter, police said.
Alexis Keanna Felton, 21, is facing six counts of attempted homicide and is being held without bond at the Orange County Jail.
The baby girl was hospitalized for unknown reasons when her mother was caught on video repeatedly grabbing her by the throat, according to Orlando police records.
Felton was seen on video moving the wires that were connected to the child, who was in a crib. Felton looked around, then reached down and choked her daughter. The child can be heard choking, gasping for breath and trying to cry, the report states.
The video showed the girl's legs kicking and straightening in an attempt to get away. When Felton released her grip, the baby began to cry.
Felton choked her daughter five times, each time causing the baby to kick and make choking sounds.
During the sixth attempt the baby lost consciousness.
"The child can again be heard choking and gasping for breath. However, this time the screams [and] gasping sound muffled as if the child's mouth was covered," the report states.
"The child is again seen kicking its legs and this time the child can be seen using its left hand to grab Alexis' left [hand] in attempt to remove the hand from its throat."
Eventually the little girl's body went limp. The medical machines she was connected to began to beep and alerted the nurses.
When the medical staff rushed into the room, Felton told them, "She's having another episode."
Police and workers from the Department of Children and Families responded the hospital. Felton initially denied hurting the child, but later admitted to police that she choked her baby. She told police she was sorry, reports show.
DCF has received one prior complaint involving the child, but the case was cleared, said spokeswoman Carrie Hoeppner.
The girl has been hospitalized repeatedly during her short life for reasons that were not made public.
"These are serious allegations and we are reviewing all of the options," Hoeppner said. "We are considering termination of parental rights."
An emergency custody hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday. Felton was on suicide watch at the jail Thursday afternoon and it's unlikely she will attend if she is still in protective custody.
The baby remains hospitalize and is in protective custody.
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Orlando Sentinel
A young Orlando mother was arrested Wednesday after she repeatedly choked her hospitalized 11-month-old daughter, police said.
Alexis Keanna Felton, 21, is facing six counts of attempted homicide and is being held without bond at the Orange County Jail.
The baby girl was hospitalized for unknown reasons when her mother was caught on video repeatedly grabbing her by the throat, according to Orlando police records.
Felton was seen on video moving the wires that were connected to the child, who was in a crib. Felton looked around, then reached down and choked her daughter. The child can be heard choking, gasping for breath and trying to cry, the report states.
The video showed the girl's legs kicking and straightening in an attempt to get away. When Felton released her grip, the baby began to cry.
Felton choked her daughter five times, each time causing the baby to kick and make choking sounds.
During the sixth attempt the baby lost consciousness.
"The child can again be heard choking and gasping for breath. However, this time the screams [and] gasping sound muffled as if the child's mouth was covered," the report states.
"The child is again seen kicking its legs and this time the child can be seen using its left hand to grab Alexis' left [hand] in attempt to remove the hand from its throat."
Eventually the little girl's body went limp. The medical machines she was connected to began to beep and alerted the nurses.
When the medical staff rushed into the room, Felton told them, "She's having another episode."
Police and workers from the Department of Children and Families responded the hospital. Felton initially denied hurting the child, but later admitted to police that she choked her baby. She told police she was sorry, reports show.
DCF has received one prior complaint involving the child, but the case was cleared, said spokeswoman Carrie Hoeppner.
The girl has been hospitalized repeatedly during her short life for reasons that were not made public.
"These are serious allegations and we are reviewing all of the options," Hoeppner said. "We are considering termination of parental rights."
An emergency custody hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday. Felton was on suicide watch at the jail Thursday afternoon and it's unlikely she will attend if she is still in protective custody.
The baby remains hospitalize and is in protective custody.