Auburn day care provider faces assault charges

An Auburn day care provider was arrested by the Cayuga County Sheriff's Office after she was accused of shaking a 10-month-old infant, causing severe head injuries, deputies said.

Gloria J. Odrzywolski, 61, of 7 Anna St., Auburn, was charged on Sunday with reckless assault of a child, a felony, and endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor.

A joint investigation conducted by deputies and the Onondaga County Child Protective Services began after the infant was admitted to University Hospital in Syracuse, where she was diagnosed with internal bleeding in the brain and eyes, deputies said.