BAY CITY, MI — A Bay City mother has admitted to chucking her infant son across a room in a moment of frustration, delivering a serious injury to his brain.

Bailey R. Sian, 28, on Monday, Oct. 6, appeared before Bay County Circuit Judge Joseph K. Sheeran and pleaded guilty to one count of third-degree child abuse. The charge is punishable by up to two years’ incarceration and five years of probation.

In exchange, the prosecution agreed to dismiss a 10-year felony of second-degree child abuse. They made no sentencing recommendation.

To establish Sian’s guilt, defense attorney Sally B. Warren asked her a series of yes-or-no questions. Sian admitted she and her baby son were staying at the Bay Motel, 910 S. Euclid Ave., in March 2022. Sian described her son as being “5 or 6 months old,” th

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