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Police and Emergency Medical Services were dispatched for a child who was barely conscious and having trouble breathing in the 500 block of North Plum Street on Aug. 30 at approximately 11:20 a.m.
Kayla Tucker, 32, of Lancaster, has been charged with aggravated assault to a child less than six years of age and endangering the welfare of children.
UPDATE: Kayla Tucker has pleaded guilty and has been sentenced. You can read all the details here.
The child was transported to a local hospital for treatment. After life-threatening injuries were assessed, the child was then transferred to a second hospital via helicopter.
The child is in critical condition at the time of publication.
Tucker was held in the Lancaster County Prison in lieu of $100,000 bail.
Her preliminary has been scheduled for Sept. 13 at 9 a.m.
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