Background: The Point Pleasant, W.Va., neighborhood where Taylor Flint was watching a newborn baby in October 2025 (Google Maps). Inset: Taylor Flint (Mason County Prosecuting Attorney).
A woman from West Virginia is facing charges after a newborn she was supposed to be caring for tragically died.
Taylor Flint, age 25, has been accused of child neglect leading to death following the fatal injuries sustained by an 11-day-old infant under her supervision late last year. The Mason County Prosecuting Attorney’s office revealed that Flint was the chosen caretaker for the baby boy on October 25, 2025, as the child’s mother was still hospitalized due to delivery complications.
While Flint was in charge of the newborn, her own 3-year-old daughter was also present. Authorities noted that Flint was aware of her daughter’s previous aggressive behavior toward the infant.
The criminal complaint details that the infant, born on October 14, 2025, was left under Flint’s care while his mother remained in the hospital. In the early morning of October 25, Flint discovered the baby unresponsive and called for emergency assistance. The child was rushed to the hospital, where medical professionals identified “multiple traumatic injuries” and a state of “critical medical distress.”
Doctors reported the infant had sustained numerous injuries to his face, head, and hands, including a fractured skull and “severe intra-cranial injuries.” Despite efforts to save him, the baby suffered cardiac arrest and was pronounced dead at 4:49 a.m.
In a police interview, Flint recounted getting up during the night to use the bathroom and checking on the baby, who was in his bassinet. She found her daughter “hiding in a corner of the bedroom.” Flint suggested to police that her daughter might have struck the baby repeatedly with a jar of petroleum jelly.
According to the complaint, Flint told police that she had seen her daughter hit, scratch, and bite the baby as a way to get attention for herself. She said she “has to be cautious” when her daughter is around the baby because of her anger and “undiagnosed neurological disorders.” Police did not say whether or not Flint’s daughter had been diagnosed with any kind of neurological disorder.
Following an investigation into the baby’s death, Flint was charged on March 26 with child neglect resulting in death. She was booked into the Western Regional Jail in Mason County, where she is being held on $100,000 cash bond. Her preliminary hearing is scheduled for April 2.
