LIVE COVERAGE: Amy Parmer murder trial

Follow Gazette reporter Trish Mehaffey's live blog from the courtroom  9 a.m. Friday in the Amy Parmer murder trial.

Parmer, 29, of Hiawatha, is charged with first-degree murder and child endangerment resulting in death. Parmer is accused in the death of 17-month-old Kamryn Schlitter, who died of blunt force head injuries March 28, 2010, according to a criminal complaint.

According to the prosecution's theory, Parmer, along with ex-boyfriend Zyriah Schlitter, 26, both inflicted Kamryn's physical abuse or each knew of the other's abuse and did nothing to stop it the last month of her life, while Schlitter, Kamryn's father, had sole custody of the child.

Zyriah Schlitter of Cedar Rapids was convicted of  involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment resulting in death last December. He is serving 50 years in prison.

The defense claims Schlitter inflicted Kamryn's abuse and injuries, and Parmer just babysat Kamryn while she was involved with him.

The trial started Monday and is expected to last three weeks.