MCMINNVILLE, Ore. (AP) — A 12-year-old boy has been charged with negligent homicide after a toddler in his care suffered a fatal head injury.
The 12-year-old, who has not been identified by police, has been taken to a Yamhill County juvenile detention center on Friday.
The McMinnville Police Department says the 12-year-old had been babysitting several children in a home when the toddler suffered the head injury on Monday.
The toddler, a 16-month-old boy, was taken by ground ambulance to the Willamette Valley Medical Center, where he was declared dead.
