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A 26-year-old New York man was recently charged by police with child endangerment and reckless assault for allegedly shaking a 10-month-old baby on the Fourth of July, according to the Buffalo News website. Clarence, NY, resident Jordan Mayne was reportedly at his girlfriend’s home when he heard the infant crying and went to the baby’s [...]
A young girl is now permanently blind in one eye and has limited mobility in one leg as a result of being shaken at only 28 days old by her father in Colorado, according to The Greely Tribune online. Thursday, July 9, Christopther Dahl pled guilty to third-degree child abuse and was sentenced by a [...]
A Salt Lake City father took a plea deal Friday, July 10, after facing accusations of shaking his baby to the point of fatal injuries, according to the ABC 4 News website. Everado Mendoza, 22, will serve up to 15 years in prison for shaking his then two-month-old girl in November 2007, resulting in her [...]
Shaken baby syndrome (abusive head trauma) demonstrations involving a doll with a visible brain are becoming more and more prevalent across the country in an effort to educate parents and other caregivers about the dangers of shaking a baby even mildly for a few seconds or just a few times. According to the Citrus Daily [...]
A Colorado emergency room worker recently spoke to News Channel 13 regarding the channel’s report on the conviction of the father of a shaken baby. According to the channel’s website, Pueblo, CO, resident Jeff Casias received a life sentence for the wrongful death of his daughter, Jaime Casias, who would have turned three this summer [...]
According to the News Channel 13 website, cases of child abuse have increased in El Paso County, Colorado, this year. As a result, the El Pomar Foundation is providing a total of $34,000 in grant money to three child abuse prevention or child protection organizations in the county. Among the recipients is the Kids’ Place [...]
