Brutal child abuse allegations said to have taken place over a four-day period land a Houston couple behind bars.
The 5-month-old victim was allegedly brain dead when she was hospitalized on Sept. 29. The child ultimately succumbed to her injuries on Wednesday, according to investigators.
Glenn Wayne Smith and Jasmine Ellison were arrested for injury to a child and serious bodily injury.
The couple has no criminal history or past run-ins with child protective services.
What investigators find so disturbing about these allegations is that even if the injuries were inflicted accidentally, they’re accused of watching the infant get worse and worse and waiting to bring her to the hospital.
Ellison is a mother in court for the part she allegedly played in the heart-sinking death of her baby girl, Ja’nae Smith.
“The abuse is said to have taken place over a four-day period or the most recent abuse in which the child was in the care of both this defendant and the child’s father,” prosecutors said.