Crime Online reports.Police have since launched an investigation into the circumstances that led to the child's injuries and how the 20-month-old came to be at the hospital.The child's mother, 30-year-old Nikki Manning, was arrested by Pitt County Sheriff Department and charged with felony child abuse.In the state of North Carolina, felony child abuse carries a sentence of anywhere from 1 year to life imprisonment if found guilty.Upon release, parents also lose complete custody of their child and visitation rights in extreme cases.A guilty verdict will also mean an individual would be placed on the North Carolina Sex Offender Registry for life.In a statement, police said: "Pitt County Sheriff Department announce Manning’s arrest on.
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