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Kansas mom accused in death of 7-month-old daughter

SUMNER COUNTY — A Kansas mother is in custody for the alleged death of her 7-month-old daughter.

Shelby Johnson, 26, is charged with first-degree murder, child abuse and aggravated endangering a child, according to Sumner County Attorney’s office.

Johnson -photo Sumner County

Just after 9a.m. April 1, Schuyler Hulett took his 7-month-old daughter Jesslin Hulett from his home in Wellington to the emergency room at Sumner Regional Medical Center because the child was not breathing, according to the criminal complaint filed Thursday.

Doctors in ER did get a pulse and the child was transported to a Wichita hospital where she died April 5.

Court documents say Johnson killed her infant daughter either by “cruelly beating” or “shaking” the baby. The documents say the girl needed immediate medical treatment, but Johnson went back to bed and the baby’s father found her not breathing about an hour later. The baby’s injuries included three bone fractures to her skull.

An autopsy found the child suffered from blunt force trauma to the head, broken bones and other injuries, according to court documents.

Johnson is being held on a $250,000 Bond, according to the jail roster.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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