Babysitter charged after 4-year-old dies in Hudson

A Hudson man is facing charges after a child he was babysitting died from injuries sustained in an alleged assault on Tuesday, according to the police department.

On Nov. 4, officers responded to a home on Hickman Avenue where they say an assault involving a four-year-old took place. Police said the child was allegedly seriously injured by Thomas Lee Bryant, the man entrusted as the babysitter.

The child was transported to a hospital before being transferred to a regional trauma center for advanced medical treatment. The child died from his injuries early Thursday morning.

Bryant has been charged with Felony Child Abuse Inflicting Serious Injury. Additional charges could be coming, police said. He is being held at the Caldwell County Detention Center under a $750,000 bond.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact the Hudson Police Department at 828-728-5021.