The oldest daughter of Billy Bob Thornton faces charges in the death of a 1-year-old girl she was babysitting in October, a celebrity gossip Web site reported Sunday.
Ocoee, Fla. police confirmed that 29-year-old Amanda Brumfield is charged with child neglect causing harm or disability and was in custody.
Brumfield told detectives that a girl she was babysitting hit her head in a fall in an Ocoee home on Oct. 3, Detective James Berish said in a news release. Brumfield called for help more than two hours later when she couldn't revive the girl, police in the city near Orlando said.
An autopsy determined the girl had a fractured skull and brain injury. The medical examiner ruled the death a homicide and said the explanation Brumfield gave was inconsistent with the child's injuries, police said.
Thornton's publicist, Arnold Robinson, released a statement on behalf of the actor, who has "had no contact with [Brumfield] for quite some time." Said Robinson, "When informed about this situation, [Thornton] commented that, 'Any time a baby's life is lost is an unimaginable tragedy and my heart goes out to the baby's family and loved ones.'"
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