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Faith Hughes Pleads Guilty In 23-Month-Old Son's Death

PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) - A Colorado woman has pleaded guilty in exchange for a lesser charge in the death of her 23-month-old son last year. The Pueblo Chieftain reported Wednesday that 22-year-old Faith Hughes pleaded guilty to negligence causing death and faces a prison term between eight and 16 years with three years of parole.

Faith Hughes
Faith Hughes (credit: Pueblo Police)

Authorities say Hughes and the 22-year-old father were arrested in June 2018 after Hughes brought their son to a hospital with severe injuries including two bleeding brain injuries and black eyes.

The father, Skyler Chapman, was sentenced to 48 years in the state prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in June.

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