An apology, mediation and a $50,000 payout was all it took for a St Catherine daycare operator accused in a shocking baby bite-mark case to walk free Tuesday.

The 48-year-old woman, who had been facing charges of neglect and cruelty to a child, was discharged in the St Catherine Parish Court after the child’s mother agreed to settle the matter through mediation.

The case stemmed from an April 21, incident in which a mother reportedly discovered bite marks on her 10-month-old baby while bathing her after picking her up from the daycare facility.