MI - Kia Barkley charged for murdering newborn daughter by shaking her and throwing her to the ground - June 12, 2023

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'Heart-wrenching': Woman charged with murder allegedly shook infant daughter and threw her to the ground

A woman is accused of killing her infant daughter by shaking her and throwing her to the ground.

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A woman is accused of killing her infant daughter by shaking her and throwing her to the ground.

Kia Barkley, 31, of Clinton Township, Michigan, faces one count each of felony murder and child abuse in the first degree, according to the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office.

She was arrested Wednesday, June 8, and arraigned the following day.

“It is alleged that on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, Kia Barkley shook and threw her one-month-old daughter to the ground,” prosecutors wrote.

The child, who authorities did not name in their press release, was taken to a hospital and died from her injuries almost a month later, they said.

 

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Barkley was arraigned in 41B Clinton Township District Court where Magistrate Ryan Zemke set bond at $1 million cash/surety, no 10%.

If bond is met Barkley is to wear a GPS tether and be on house arrest. The probable cause hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, June 20, 2023.
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Barkley is being held in the Macomb County Jail in Mount Clemens.

A probable cause hearing is scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 20 in front of Judge Carrie Fuca.
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