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Kaufman County Foster Mother Charged After Death Of Baby In Her Care

FORNEY, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) - A foster mother in Forney faces three charges after the death of a five-month-old baby in her care.

The Kaufman County Sheriff's Office says 37-year-old Natalie Parker is being charged with abandoning or endangering a child, injury to a child and tampering with a witness after she surrendered to authorities Monday.

Natalie Parker
Natalie Parker (Kaufman County Jail)

The five-month-old died on December 29. A cause of death has not yet been determined.

Four other children in her care were also removed from her home by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.

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