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Background: The Point Pleasant, W.Va., neighborhood where Taylor Flint was watching a newborn baby in October 2025 (Google Maps). Inset: Taylor Flint (Mason County Prosecuting Attorney).
A tragic incident in West Virginia has led to charges against a woman accused of causing the death of a newborn she was entrusted to care for. Taylor Flint, 25, faces charges of child neglect resulting in death after an infant suffered fatal injuries while under her supervision late last year.
The Mason County Prosecuting Attorney’s office reports that Flint was responsible for looking after an 11-day-old baby boy on October 25, 2025. The newborn’s mother was hospitalized due to complications from childbirth, leaving Flint as the designated caregiver. According to a criminal complaint obtained by Law&Crime, Flint was tasked with the baby’s care during this period.
Flint’s own 3-year-old daughter was present while she was caring for the newborn. Authorities indicated that Flint was aware of her daughter’s previous violent interactions with the infant.
The complaint details that the baby, born on October 14, 2025, was left in Flint’s care while his mother remained in the hospital. On the morning of October 25, Flint discovered the baby unresponsive and sought emergency assistance. Upon arrival at the hospital, medical personnel found the infant suffering from “multiple traumatic injuries” and in a state of “critical medical distress.”
Doctors reported the baby had sustained several injuries, including wounds to his face, head, and hands, as well as a fractured skull and “severe intra-cranial injuries.” Despite efforts to revive him, the baby went into cardiac arrest and was pronounced dead at 4:49 a.m.
When police spoke to Flint, she told them that she got up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom and checked the baby while he was in his bassinet. Her daughter was “in the bedroom hiding in a corner.” Flint told police that she believed her daughter beat the baby several times with a jar of petroleum jelly.
According to the complaint, Flint told police that she had seen her daughter hit, scratch, and bite the baby as a way to get attention for herself. She said she “has to be cautious” when her daughter is around the baby because of her anger and “undiagnosed neurological disorders.” Police did not say whether or not Flint’s daughter had been diagnosed with any kind of neurological disorder.
Following an investigation into the baby’s death, Flint was charged on March 26 with child neglect resulting in death. She was booked into the Western Regional Jail in Mason County, where she is being held on $100,000 cash bond. Her preliminary hearing is scheduled for April 2.