WESTOVER, W.Va. ( WDTV /Gray News) - Authorities say a mother is under arrest after her newborn child suffered “severe” physical abuse.

Cheyann Reichard, 21, is accused of violently shaking and injuring her 14-day-old baby.

According to the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office, an investigation was initiated on Tuesday after child protective services reported an injured child who had been shaken at an apartment on Dunkard Avenue.

Deputies said they found clothing and a sheet with the baby’s blood on it at the home during the investigation.

The child’s father told deputies he saw Reichard violently shake the infant back and forth while the baby’s head was unsupported.

Additionally, deputies said the father told them that she had “knocked” the baby on the head while he was at the store

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