A 62-year-old Pinellas County woman is facing manslaughter charges after her 6-year-old son beat her newborn baby to death, deputies said.Deputies said Kathleen Marie Steele left her newborn alone in her van with the 6-year-old when the beating happened.While Steele was inside a store having her cellphone repaired, the 6-year-old boy took the infant from her car seat, shook her and slammed her head against the ceiling.The baby was under two weeks old when the beating occurred, deputies said.Steele has been charged with aggravated manslaughter, deputies said.

A 62-year-old Pinellas County woman is facing manslaughter charges after her 6-year-old son beat her newborn baby to death, deputies said.

Deputies said Kathleen Marie Steele left her newborn alone in her van with the 6-year-old when the beating happened.


While Steele was inside a store having her cellphone repaired, the 6-year-old boy took the infant from her car seat, shook her and slammed her head against the ceiling.

The baby was under two weeks old when the beating occurred, deputies said.

Steele has been charged with aggravated manslaughter, deputies said.