A Kansas mother is facing multiple charges in connection with life-threatening injuries sustained by her infant son.

22-years-old Heidi Pace has been charged in Atchison, Kan. with Abuse of a Child and Aggravated Battery.

Atchison County Sheriff Jack Laurie said they began investigating April 7 after being alerted by Child Services at Children’s Mercy Hospital.

“They advised us that they had received a 3-month-old male child down there that had possibly been abused in some manner,” Laurie said. “The baby had originally been taken to Horton Hospital and was then life-flighted.

Laurie said the infant has suffered some severe brain damage and a ruptured spleen.  He said the child is in serious condition.

Pace was arrested Tuesday morning in Muschotah, Kan.

Laurie said Pace is being held in Atchison County Jail on $100,000 bond cash or surety.
(Bond amount corrected.)