A 30-year-old Kentucky mother is accused of nearly killing her infant daughter, allegedly shaking the baby multiple times and causing injuries so severe that doctors had to perform lifesaving surgery.
Marisela Hernandez Rios was taken into custody Thursday and charged with one count of first-degree assault and one count of first-degree criminal abuse or neglect of a child, authorities announced.
According to a press release from the Louisville Metro Police Department, the investigation began after Child Protective Services alerted LMPD’s Office of Sexual and Physical Investigations about an infant suffering from suspicious injuries at Norton Children’s Hospital…