In a disturbing incident in Indiana, a babysitter left an infant with severe injuries after reportedly hitting the child “with the force one might use on an adult,” according to local authorities.

Emily Duran, aged 27, faces charges of neglect of a dependent causing serious injury and battery against a child under 14 by an adult over 18, as per the Fort Wayne Police Department.

The police were called to a nearby hospital on December 11 following reports of an infant with critical injuries, as stated by the department.

This incident reportedly took place earlier that same day in the 100 block of West Superior Street, according to law enforcement reports.

The child’s parents had entrusted their 7-month-old son to the babysitter shortly before 7 a.m., according to a probable cause affidavit acquired by Fort Wayne’s ABC affiliate WPTA.

The child was fine when they left, according to the charging document. When the parents came home around 5 p.m., however, they said Duran quickly left before they noticed “deep purple bruising” on the baby”s face from his jaw line to his hair line, the affidavit said.

Duran later texted one of the parents to say the boy had fallen earlier in the day. They then recorded a phone call with Duran who claimed they were at the park when the boy fell off a bench.

The couple took the baby to the hospital where doctors determined he was suffering from a brain bleed, according to the affidavit.

Medical experts reportedly later said there was “no explanation other than child abuse,” the charging document says. The child’s injuries were “inflicted” and could not have been an accident, according to the affidavit.

Police located Duran late last week and took her in for an interview.

After being read her Miranda rights, Duran reportedly admitted to slapping the boy on one side of his face and backhanding him on the other side. The defendant allegedly said she “slapped him as hard as you would slap an adult.”

Duran was then and taken to the Allen County Jail where she has since posted bond. Her next court hearing is set for Jan. 12.