Published January 31. 2019 08:25AM
POTTSVILLE (AP) — A judge has sentenced a Pennsylvania woman to a maximum of 14 years in prison for the death of an infant she was babysitting.
WNEP-TV reports Amanda Lynn Vernitsky was sentenced Wednesday after she pleaded no contest to a charge of third-degree murder.
Police say Vernitsky was watching 5-month-old Kaden Krause in June 2017 when he was reported unresponsive.
Kaden was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Authorities say Vernitsky told officers Kaden had fallen on the floor, but a coroner determined he died of blunt force trauma to his head.