Jessica Fax, 28, faces a charge of criminal homicide after her 12-week-old niece sustained multiple skull fractures under her care, according to Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office. Fax told detectives she dropped the child
on the floor.On a quiet street filled with modest homes, Elizabeth Mia Fry was born to parents working in public safety.
Her father, Jeremy Fry, is a 911 dispatcher for Hamilton County. Her mother, Marianne, works for Silverdale Detention Center as a captain overseeing the corrections facility.
While working, they left their 12-week-old infant in care of the wife of Marianne’s brother, 28-year-old Jessica Lynne Fax. On Tuesday morning, their daughter was dead.
Fax told Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office investigators she “dropped the baby on the floor then fed her and put her to bed,” according to an affidavit of complaint.
However, a medical examiner’s report shows the child died of blunt force trauma to the head and said it’s possible there were multiple impacts.