(Michigan City, IN) - A Michigan City woman is facing allegations in connection with injuries to her malnourished toddler.

 

Sacha Lewis, 26. is charged in La Porte Superior Court 1 with Level 3 felony neglect of a dependent.

 

According to authorities, the two year old boy was about nine pounds underweight for an average child that age and had a broken arm when taken to the hospital by Lewis on February 2.

 

There were also bruises over different areas of his body.

 

Once at the hospital, police said the boy started gaining weight quickly after being properly fed. 

 

So far, police said investigators have not been able to figure out exactly how the boy wound up in that condition due to conflicting stories, but the investigation is ongoing.

 

Lewis was being held in the La Porte County Jail on $25,000 bond following her arrest on May 19.

 

She could face anywhere from a 3 to 16 year sentence.