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Brooke Kessler will face grand jury trial in death of infant daughter

Brooke Kessler, 32, of Hurricane is charged in the death of her 16-day-old infant. Her was sent to a Putnam County grand jury. Troopers said the infant, a girl, had “multiple, serious injuries” that medical staff at CAMC Women and Children’s Hospital said were suspicious and not an accident, according to a news release from West Virginia State Police. The infant was brought to the hospital on Thursday with bruising around her throat and on the back of her head, as well as bruising on her left eye, a swollen right arm that was broken and according to Doctors also had six broken ribs. Kessler was initially charged with child abuse causing serious bodily injury, strangulation and malicious assault. The infant died on Sunday and Kessler’s charges were upgraded the following Monday morning to death of a child by parent or guardian

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