West Virginia mother charged after baby found sleeping in filthy basement, suffering skull injury

West Virginia mother charged after baby found sleeping in filthy basement, suffering skull injury

WELLSBURG, W.Va. -- A Colliers woman is facing serious charges after West Virginia State Police launched an investigation into injuries sustained by her infant child. According to our media partner the Herald Star, Kelanie B. Blanton, 27, has been charged in Brooke County Magistrate Court with child abuse resulting in bodily injury and gross child neglect creating a risk of death or serious harm. Court documents reveal that Blanton admitted to f…