Ohio Babysitter Accused of Murdering Toddler

(Summit County, Ohio) A 21-year-old babysitter, Tiffani Calise, was arrested last week and subsequently charged with the murder of 23-month-old Aaliyah Ali whom she was babysitting.

Calise told police that she left Aaliyah in the tub for a few seconds to tend to her own child and heard a noise from the bathroom. She said that when she came back the toddler was limp and she immediately called 911, according to Summit County Sheriff Deputy William Holland.

But when Aaliyah arrived at the hospital, deputies were informed that he injuries did not support Calise's version of events and she was arrested Aug. 11 for child endangerment, according to WOIO.

Those charges have since been upgraded to murder following Aaliyah's death, according to a news release issued by the Summit County Sheriff's Office Tuesday.

The coroner's office would not confirm the cause of death but did say that Aaliyah suffered from bleeding on the skull and other head injuries that were not consistent with a fall in a bathtub, according to the Akron Beacon Journal.

Calise was booked into custody at the Summit County Jail with bond set at $500,000.