North Texas woman arrested, accused of medically abusing child, sheriff says

TARRANT COUNTY, Texas — A 31-year-old woman has been arrested in Tarrant County on allegations of medically abusing a child and causing serious injury, according to the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office.

Kaitlyn Rose Laura was booked into the Tarrant County Jail on a charge of injury to a child causing serious bodily injury, a first-degree felony. She also faces an additional charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

In a statement announcing the arrest, Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn called the case “horrific,” and added that medical child abuse cases are often complex and can be difficult to investigate…

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