A babysitter is facing charges of aggravated assault after a two-month-old child was found with "numerous broken bones," Hamilton police announced Thursday.

Police say the investigation began on April 17, when doctors at McMaster University Hospital alerted them to a child who had been brought in with serious injures.

Det. Sgt. Steve Hrab told CBC News that the child was just two-months-old.

On Wednesday, police arrested 45-year-old Shelly Kuzyk at her home on the Mountain and charged her with aggravated assault. Hrab said that the woman was the child's babysitter — but he couldn't describe exactly how the child was injured.

"I can't comment on that. That's evidence now," he said. "Apparently she was a neighbour."

Hrab said it took several months to lay the charge because detectives had to extensively interview witnesses and doctors.

He said the young girl is now back home.

According to a Brantford Expositor report, a woman with the same name was charged with second-degree murder in the death of her godson back in 1997.

The Expositor reported that the 15-month-old boy was diagnosed with skull fractures, multiple bruises, a tear inside his mouth and loose teeth.

The accused testified at the trial that the boy had fallen off a bed.

After an 11-day trial, the jury deliberated and found her not guilty. No one served any time for the child's death.