A Palm Desert woman charged with the death of her 2-month-old daughter will appear in an Indio courtroom this morning.
Amanda Lasby, 25, of Palm Desert has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder, assaulting a child causing great bodily injury and willful child cruelty stemming from her daughter's March 30, 2011 death.
Lasby was arrested Friday, Sept. 30, 2011 at a home on Ocotillo Drive near Grapevine Street in Palm Desert after a coroner's report showed the child’s injuries were consistent with abuse, said Sgt. Mike Lujan of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
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The forensic evidence revealed that the cause of death was attributed to blunt force trauma, Lujan said.
Lasby is being held at the Indio Jail in lieu of $1 million bail.