911 call reveals Thornton`s daughter made desperate bid to save goddaughter

New York, June 03: While Billy Bob Thornton`s estranged daughter Amanda Brumfield has been charged with child neglect causing harm or disability after the death of her one-year-old goddaughter Olivia Garcia, a 911 call has revealed that she made a desperate bid to save the toddler’s life.Amanda Brumfield is heard frantically administering CPR to the child in the seven-minute call, through which her husband was receiving medical instructions from an operator.

"(She`s) not moving, not reacting to anything," the New York Daily News quoted him as saying during the call. "She`s got vomit coming out (of her mouth)," he could be heard as saying. Twenty-nine-year-old Amanda told investigators the young child fell from her playpen and hit her head in her Florida home October 3, but acted normally afterwards and ate bananas. Amanda said that she even painted Olivia’s toenails before she went to sleep on the sofa, and only noticed later the child was limp. However, police say that Amanda did not call for help for another two-and-a-half hours, and an autopsy determined the girl had a fractured skull and brain injury. Given that the medical examiner has ruled the death a homicide, investigators are not ready to believe what Amanda says. Brumfield`s mother Melissa Parish said that her daughter should not have been charged. She said that there was no reason to call the police because the baby showed no signs of distress. Issuing a statement, Thornton’s publicist said: "Mr. Thornton is estranged from Amanda and has had no contact with her for quite some time, however when informed about this situation he commented that, ``Anytime a baby’s life is lost is an unimaginable tragedy and my heart goes out to the baby’s family and loved ones.``" ANI