A post-mortem examination by the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences revealed the cause of death of a six-month-old Selma girl as a homicide.

Andrina Brown, daughter of Letesia Shelton and Anthony Brown,

died on April 6 at the Birmingham Children’s Hospital after suffering from multiple fractures to the skull and brain hemorrhaging. Hospital physicians reported the infant’s death to the Selma Police Department because they suspected child abuse.

State law requires hospitals, clinics, teachers, law enforcement officials and others to report abuse or suspected abuse to the proper authorities.

According to police reports, the child was transported to Children’s Hospital from Vaughan Regional Medical Center on April 5 after she stopped breathing.

Selma Police Chief Robert Green said though the death was ruled a homicide, it does not necessarily mean a murder has occurred.

“This determination means that the child died due to the actions of another person,” Green said. “It may not have been intentional.”

In the case of an accidental death, Green says, a suspect could be charged with manslaughter.

Police believe the injuries occurred sometime between April 1 and April 5. Due to the time frame involved, there were a number of people who came in contact with the infant.

Though Green would not say how many people are involved in the case, any one of them could be considered a suspect in death.

“This includes the parents as well as other caretakers,” Green said. “All of these people have been interviewed and Youth Aid Division detectives are in the process of eliminating those not responsible for the injuries from the pool of suspects.”

Police are also expected to use other forms of scientific testing and investigative methods to help solve this case.

“Investigators are confident they will bring closure,” Green said. “We do anticipate a arrest will be made sometime soon.”

Once an arrest is made, the case will be handed over to a grand jury.

Anyone suspecting child abuse should contact the Selma Police, the Sheriff’s Department or the child abuse hotline at 1-800-4-A-CHILD.