BY JIMMY LAWTON
North Country This Week

FOWLER — A woman accused of killing a baby in Fowler last summer is now facing a murder charge, according to St. Lawrence County District Attorney Gary Pasqua.

Pasqua announced that a St. Lawrence County grand jury filed an indictment against Tiara Allen, 26, of Gouverneur.

The indictment charges Allen with the crimes of Murder in the Second Degree, Manslaughter in the Second Degree, Assault in the First Degree, Reckless Assault of a Child and Endangering the Welfare of a Child in regards to the death of a child.

She's now being held on $250,000 bail.

Allen had been previously arraigned for charges of reckless assault of a child, and endangering the welfare of a child. She was sent to St. Lawrence County Correctional Facility in lieu of $10,000 cash, $20,000 bond.

However, the new charges came following a grand jury indictment that occurred in the wake of the victim's death as a result of the injuries allegedly caused by Allen, who is accused of killing her boyfriend's five-month old child on July 7.

Police said Allen was charged after an investigation determined that on July 7, around 9:40 a.m., she was in the care of her boyfriend’s 5-month-old child at their residence on Sand Road in the town of Fowler. Allen allegedly became "frustrated with the child’s incessant crying" and began to shake the child, police said.

Shortly thereafter, the child became unresponsive and was transported to Gouverneur Hospital.

The child was transported to Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital, Syracuse, NY, where the child was diagnosed with Anoxic Brain Injury and Subdural Hematomas as result of Allen’s actions, police said.

The child died as a result of the injuries.

On July 13 Allen, was charged for reckless assault of a child, and endangering the welfare of a child, but now more severe charges have been filed in the wake of the victim's death.