"Infant Jane" SILCOTT - 22 Months - Weatherfortd (W of OK City) OK

Weatherford OK ---- A mother and her boyfriend have been charged in the
abuse of a child described by nurses as having bruises over most of her
body.The 22-month-old girl was being treated Wednesday at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City for injuries discovered Friday, Weatherford police Capt. Todd Doyals said.Doyals said the girl is in state custody. Her name was not released.Jason Paul Ferguson, 28, is charged in Custer County with child abuse. The girl's mother, Gabrielle Jaine Silcott, 22, is charged with enabling child abuse.

Doyals said police responded about 3:50 a.m. Friday to 105 W University.
Silcott told police she saw Ferguson punch the girl in the face several
times, Doyals said. Ferguson said he hit her in the face and on the bottom because she would not listen to him, Doyals said. At a Weatherford hospital, nurses reported finding bruising on the
victim's entire body, with a number of bruises on her legs, arms,
buttocks, stomach, chest, neck, face and forehead. Silcott, who lived with Ferguson, told police she saw Ferguson throw her
across the room, choke her, and hit the girl on the bottom with enough
force to lift her off the floor, according to court documents written by
Doyals. Ferguson also twisted the girl's arms, Silcott told police.Ferguson was being held Wednesday in the Custer County jail with bail set at $500,000. Silcott's bail was set at $250,000.