Posted on May 31st, 2009 4:25 PM by Hilton Hater
Filed under: Celebrity Scandals thehollywoodgossip.com
Amanda Brumfield, the oldest daughter of Billy Bob Thornton, is in a lot of trouble with the law:
She's been charged with child neglect in the death of a one-year old she was babysitting.
Brumfield told police the baby died in October, following a fall from her playpen. However, the Ocoee Police Department isn't buying the tale.
According to TMZ, the autopsy determined the child suffered a fractured skull and a subdural hematoma due to blunt trauma.
Here is Brumfield's version of events:
* After the baby fell, she cleansed her bleeding tongue with a paper towel;
* Brumfield and the child then played together, followed by a snack of bananas and fruit for the baby.
* Brumfield then said she laid the child on the couch next to her and fell asleep. She says was awoken sometime later by the phone and decided to take the child back to the playpen. When she lifted her, Brumfield told cops she discovered her body was limp and she called 911.
According to police, the call for help didn't come until two and a half hours after the original fall.
Brumfield is Thornton's child with his first wife, Melissa Gatlin.
UPDATE -- A rep for Thornton sent TMZ this statement: "Mr. Thornton is estranged from Amanda and has had no contact with her for quite some time, however when informed about this situation he commented that, 'Anytime a baby's life is lost is an unimaginable tragedy and my heart goes out to the baby's family and loved ones.'"
