Billy Bob Thornton's daughter arrested

The daughter of Billy Bob Thornton has been arrested, it has emerged.

Amanda Brumfield, 29, has been taken into custody on charges of child neglect following the death of a one-year-old girl she was babysitting last October.

The arrest, which happened last Friday, was the result of an alleged incident in which the infant fell ill, reports CNN.

Detective James Berish said in a press release that Brumfield informed detectives that a girl she was babysitting hit her head in a fall in her home in Ocoee, Florida.

However, police stated that Brumfield's explanation was not consistent with the child's fatal injuries.

Thornton's publicist, Arnold Robinson, told the news station that the actor and his daughter are distant. "[He] has had no contact with her for quite some time. 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'."