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Amanda Brumfield, estranged daughter of actor Billy Bob Thornton, bas been indicted on charges of first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse and aggravated manslaughter in the death of a 1-year-old girl she was babysitting in Ocoee, Florida.

She is expected to make her first appearance in court this morning. Amanda Brumfield, 29, is being held without bail at the Orange County Jail.

She was one of three people indicted on first-degree murder charges.

Ocoee police say Amanda Brumfield, the godmother of Olivia Garcia, claimed initially that the baby fell out of a playpen, but that this is suspicious.

An autopsy completed in March concluded that the 28-inch fall could not have caused the skull fracture or bleeding of the brain that Olivia suffered.

The injury led to a coma and the death of the child the following day, October 4.

Prosecutors have not released what they think happened or given a motive.

Yesterday, we reported on the tragic case of Billy Bon Thornton's daughter, Amanda Brumfield, being charged with child neglect in the death of a one-year she was babysitting.

Today, Brumfield's mother (and Thornton's ex-wife), Melissa Parish, is coming to her daughter's defense. She told TMZ that Amanda had "no reason" to call 911 when the tyke fell on the night in question because there were "no signs of distress."

"When you have a situation that does not indicate distress... there are no signs of distress, then there is no reason to immediately call police," Parish said, comparing the child's head injury to that which killed actress Natasha Richardson in March.

Parish added that her daughter was best friends with the baby's mother and was the baby's godmother; everyone is devastated by what transpired.

Amanda Brumfield, the oldest daughter of Billy Bob Thornton, is in a lot of trouble with the law:

She's been charged with child neglect in the death of a one-year old she was babysitting.

Brumfield told police the baby died in October, following a fall from her playpen. However, the Ocoee Police Department isn't buying the tale.

According to TMZ, the autopsy determined the child suffered a fractured skull and a subdural hematoma due to blunt trauma.

Here is Brumfield's version of events:

• After the baby fell, she cleansed her bleeding tongue with a paper towel;
• Brumfield and the child then played together, followed by a snack of bananas and fruit for the baby.
• After a nap for both, Brumfield says she picked up the child and it was limp. After that, she called 911.

Police records indicate that the emergency call did not take place until two and a half hours after the original fall.