Deadly child abuse: Lakeland mother watched TikTok and porn after throwing infant into playpen, police say

A 23-year-old Lakeland woman faces aggravated child abuse charges after confessing to detectives that she threw her infant into a playpen on a tile floor, according to the Lakeland Police Department. Officials say the baby later died at the hospital from his injuries. Lakeland police investigationOfficers responded to Chestnut Woods Drive at 11:39 p.m. on June 29 for an unresponsive infant, according to the Lakeland Police Department. The 6-month-old was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead at 12:32 a.m.Initial medical evaluations showed no immediate signs of trauma to explain the death, though officers noted an unexplained mark on the child’s left eye and a mark on his leg. Norman first told officers the baby fell off a bed onto a tile floor while she went to make a bottle. She later changed her story, telling detectives that she or her 1-year-old child rolled on top of the infant while sleeping.Norman eventually admitted to detectives in July that the baby suffered multiple inju