GRESHAM, Ore. – A Gresham grandmother was indicted on manslaughter charges Friday in the death of her two-year-old granddaughter.
Police believe Carolyn Bellamy caused blunt force trauma that eventually killed little Ariana Magathan.
Ariana was rushed to the hospital on October 12 of last year, after someone called 9-1-1 and reported that she had fallen out of bed and was knocked unconscious. She was put on life support at Legacy Emanuel Hospital but died four days later, just before her 2nd birthday.
“The cause of the injury was not making sense to medical personnel who immediately called the Gresham Police Department. Patrol Officers responded and notified the Child Abuse
Bellamy was Ariana’s sole caretaker at the home at 21649 SE Ash in Gresham.
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“The Medical Examiner has described the cause of death as violent blunt force trauma to the head. It has been agreed that the injury is not consistent with a fall out of bed,” Wilson said.
The case was presented to a Multnomah County Grand Jury in May of 2010 and Bellamy was indicted for felony murder and Manslaughter.
She was arrested at her new home in Southeast Portland on Thursday and booked in the Multnomah County Detention Center without bail.
