A Plainville mom arrested after her 2-month-old son was found unconscious and airlifted to the hospital in critical condition in December has pleaded not guilty and is due back in court next month.
Caitlin Knight, 27, was arrested Wednesday on charges of first-degree assault and risk of injury to a minor. She pleaded not guilty in court Friday.
Her baby son remains in critical condition at Connecticut Children's Medical Center with serious head injuries, according to police.
The infant was airlifted to the hospital Dec. 17 after he was found unconscious at Knight's home on Stillwell Drive in Plainville. Police said the baby did not have a pulse when medics arrived, but emergency responders were able to revive him.
Medical personnel took the baby to the Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain. From there, LifeStar airlifted him to Connecticut Children's Medical Center, according to police.
"My heart sank. It made me sick to my stomach. I mean, it's a baby," said neighbor Lexi Cheatham.
Investigators were initially told the infant was injured in an accidental fall, but police said Wednesday the "injuries were not consistent with such an accident."
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"I can't imagine something that serious being an accident," Cheatham said. "There's nothing in this world a baby can do that would cause anybody to logically want to do that sort of damage to anybody, let alone an infant."
Knight was originally hold on $250,000 bond, but the bond amount was increased to $1.8 million.
No one answered the door at her home in Plainville on Wednesday evening.
She is due back in court on March 18.
