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PROVIDENCE -- The mother of a 22-day-old baby girl hospitalized Saturday with a fractured skull and facial injuries was arraigned in District Court, Providence, and released on personal recognizance.

Stephanie Marques, of Malvern Street, Pawtucket, is charged with child neglect and obstructing a police investigation. She was arrested Wednesday. She is next due in court Dec. 18, according to the District Court clerk's office.

Marques' boyfriend, Michael Patriquin, 23, the father of the baby, was charged Saturday with first-degree child abuse in connection with the case.
The police charged Patriquin after they were called to Hasbro Children's Hospital in Providence Saturday for a report of possible child abuse. According to a release from the Pawtucket police, medical staff at Hasbro say the baby, born Oct. 8, is recovering.

The Department of Children, Youth and Families has taken custody of Marques' 2-year-old daughter.

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