Harris County authorities have arrested 17-year-old Kara Walker in connection with the death of her 8-year-old brother in the Highlands area north of Baytown. According to KHOU 11, Walker and her 18-year-old boyfriend, Nolan Stallings, face felony charges of injury to a child. Stallings had been arrested in March for allegedly abusing the boy over several days.
The child was admitted to a Baytown hospital on February 10 in critical condition and died shortly after arrival. Investigators found injuries consistent with abuse, contradicting Stallings’ initial claim that the boy had “fell down a lot,” KHOU 11 reports.
Walker was charged with injury to a child causing serious bodily injury and is being held at Harris County Jail with a $100,000 bond, according to Houston Chronicle.
Charging documents allege the boy was beaten with a blunt object. Walker, still a high school student living with her parents, was represented by a public defender during her probable cause hearing. She is scheduled for an initial court appearance tomorrow, and authorities continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the child’s death.
