RYANJAE MITCELL - 3 Months/ Accused: Babysitter-Angela Bernard - New Orleans LA

A 39-year-old woman has been arrested for the beating death of a 3-month-old baby.


New Orleans Police booked Angela Bernard with first-degree murder and child neglect in the Sunday death of RyanJae Mitchell.


Authorities say detectives again questioned
Bernard, the infant's baby sitter, after the coroner's office
determined that the baby had been murdered. Police say Bernard was the
only person with the child when she became unresponsive Sunday morning.
During questioning, police said Bernard admitted hitting the child
repeatedly because she would not stop crying.


Just after 4:30 a.m. Sunday, Bernard called
911 from her home to say the baby was not breathing. She says she
tried, with coaching from the operator, to resuscitate the baby, but
could not. EMS brought the child to Tulane Medical Center, where she was
pronounced dead.


The coroner's office said the baby suffered
a lacerated liver, broken ribs and widespread bruising to her head,
face and chest. Blood had pooled under her eyes.


During questioning with detectives, police
say that Bernard confessed to killing the baby. Cops say she told them
that she said she struck the infant on the face, leg and back with her
hand because the infant would not stop crying. They say Bernard also
admitted that she dropped the baby after bathing her, but did not bring
her to receive medical attention.


Bernard is being held at the Orleans Parish jail without bond.
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If a baby is crying incessantly it needs comforting and may have something troubling it. What's so hard about this concept?