Foster Mom to Stand Trial Lansing foster mother is charged with first degree and third degree child abuse.

Foster Mom to Stand Trial
Lansing foster mother is charged with first degree and third degree child abuse.
Reporter: News 10

The Lansing foster mom accused of child abuse is headed to trial.

Monique James, 32, and her husband are accused of abusing a four-year-old girl they were in the process of adopting.

She is charged with first degree and third degree child abuse. She faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted.

Her husband, Chauncey James, is charged with misdemeanor child abuse.

He could spend a year in jail if convicted. His hearing is set for August.

Eaton County prosecutors say the four-year-old girl remains hospitalized with severe brain injuries. She was discovered by authorities last month.

Police say James admitted that she became angry and pushed the girl so hard that she flew into the air and hit the steps leading from their garage into their home.

Local doctors say the girl also had whip marks on her body, some of which they believe were months old.

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