Indian-origin babysitter booked for manslaughter in US

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Last Updated : Jan 28 2014 | 9:19 PM IST

An Indian-origin babysitter in the US state of Connecticut was charged with manslaughter and risk of injury to a 19-month-old child she was caring for.

Kinjal Patel, 27, allegedly told police that she got angry with the baby and forced him to the floor at her home in New Haven city, injuring his skull Jan 16.

The baby died Sunday at a hospital of head injuries, the NBC News reported Monday.

Patel told police that she called the baby's father to tell him that the child was injured and he took him to the hospital.

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First Published: Jan 28 2014 | 9:10 PM IST

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