Lower Milford Mom Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Infant Son

LEHIGH COUNTY, PA -- Updated 8:30am:

A local woman charged with attempting to kill her 6-month-old son has pleaded guilty to felony aggravated assault. 

Chelsie Grant, 19, of Lower Milford, including twisting and breaking the baby's arms, choking him and shoving objects into his throat.

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Grant, who , pleaded guilty to the lesser offense of felony aggravated assault that can carry a sentence of a minimum of 10 years and a maximum of 20 years. Grant originally was charged with one count of attempted homicide and two counts of felony aggravated assault. 

According to the criminal complaint, Grant brought her son to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest on Jan. 12, claiming his father had abused the boy. Emergency room doctors confirmed the boy had several injuries, including a right elbow dislocation and fractures of both arms and legs.

Despite claiming at first that the boy's father caused the injuries, she later confessed to abusing her son. When confessing, Grant reenacted the abuse with a doll. The complaint says Grant "placed one hand on the child's chest and used the other hand to pull the arms of the child as far as she could several times in each direction. She then grabbed the ankles of the victim and twisted them in both directions and pushed both legs up toward the chest of the child and pulled them down forcefully several times."

She also admitted to shoving spoons and paper down the baby's throat. 

According to assistant district attorney Anna-Kristie Morffi, Grant’s son is living with his paternal grandparents. Those close to the case say that it is too soon to tell if the boy will have any permanent effects from the abuse. 

Grant remains in custody at Lehigh County Prison. Her sentencing hearing is scheduled for Sept. 11.