Court documents state first responders noticed golf ball-sized bruises on the 1-year-old when they found her alone in a car before taking her to the hospital with a 106-degree fever.
A couple was arrested and charged after the woman's godchild, Lalani Smith, died and was found abandoned in a car with large bruises in NW Houston.The Harris County Sheriff's Office has charged two people following the death of a 1-year-old girl.
Prosecutors don't say what happened next, but when police arrived on the scene, they say an officer noted that the child was injured. Lalani was taken to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Documents show that a nurse recorded that Lalani had a 106-degree fever. According to court documents, the officers observed three golf ball-sized bruises on parts of Lalani's head and markings on her neck.
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