Police: Babysitter tried to smother child

GAINESVILLE, Fla., July 14 (UPI) -- A former University of Florida student has been accused of trying to smother an infant she was babysitting in Gainesville, officials said.

Police arrested Tiffany Long, 21, and charged her with aggravated child abuse, the Gainesville (Fla.) Sun reported.

Police said Long was babysitting at a home in Gainesville Tuesday, and when the baby's mother came home early she allegedly witnessed Long holding a pillow over the baby's face.

The mother told police the baby's legs were flailing and when Long lifted the pillow the baby was crying.

Long allegedly asked the mother not to report the incident, saying she was only playing peek-a-boo with the baby to get it to stop crying, the report said.