Abilene mother accused of biting, scratching, abusing 14-month-old child

ABILENE, Texas ( KTAB/KRBC ) – An Abilene mother accused of biting, scratching, and abusing her 14-month child, causing bruising and head trauma, has been arrested.

Cameron Poulton was taken into custody on a warrant for Injury to a Child Wednesday in connection to an incident in October 2023.

Court documents state an Abilene day care contacted police after a 14-month-old child showed up with several injuries, such as bruising in multiple locations, including her head, face and neck, bite marks, scratches, and two knots on the top of her head.

EMS arrived and determined the child needed hospital care, where the documents state a doctor determined he had, “no doubt in his mind it was consistent with intentional child abuse.”

Day care staff and surveillance video suggested the child was not injured when she left day care the previous day, and detectives concluded the only two people who had access to the child when the injuries could have occurred were Poulton and her boyfriend, who Poulton said was never alone with the child.

Poulton now remains held in the Taylor County Jail on bonds totaling more than $100,000.

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