NEWSBilly Bob Thornton's Daughter Convicted for Manslaughter
June 2 2011, Published 1:38 p.m. ET
Billy Bob Thornton, ex-husband of Angelina Jolie, is making a splash in headlines these days and it's not for his on-screen prowess. His estranged daughter, Amanda Brumfield, has been found guilty of aggravated manslaughter of the death of a one-year-old girl in Orlando, Fla. To make matters worse, the infant was actually her best friend's daughter!
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Amanda was convicted last Friday as per E! Online. In court she indicated the baby had tried to climb out of a playpen and hit her head. As for the defense's story, they argued her fall could have caused her death by aggravating an injury she already had endured.
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Well, prosecutors nixed that theory and said it's impossible! Would a fall from that height really create a 3.5 inch skull fracture that resulted in bleeding and swelling in her brain? Anyway, Amanda was acquitted of first-degree murder charges as well as aggravated child abuse charges. She will be sentenced in July.
