Aberdeen woman found guilty of child abuse

Kayla Barker, 25, faces up to 30 years 

 BEL AIR, Md. —A Harford County jury has found a 25-year-old Aberdeen woman guilty of child abuse.

The State's Attorney Office said Kayla Marie Barker was found guilty Thursday of first-degree child abuse and neglect of a minor after two and half of deliberation.

Evidence presented over three days of testimony showed that Barker repeatedly beat her 8-month-old daughter in the head on April 17, 2012, causing multiple skull fractures because the child would not stop crying.

The child was taken to Upper Chesapeake Medical Center where officials determined the child was abuses. The child was then transferred to Johns Hopkins where the abuse was confirmed by the child crisis team there. The child has since recovered and was placed in foster care.

Sentencing has not yet been scheduled. Barker faces a maximum of 30 years.