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Shaken Baby Syndrome Cases
An Illinois woman who kept children in an unlicensed daycare facility at her home has been indicted in the shaken baby syndrome case of a child who was under her care, according to the Quad-City Times. The state Attorney General’s Office announced today that 38-year-old Karyn McCallister was indicted for shaking the four-month-old baby, which [...]
An employee from Florida’s Charlotte County Corrections Institution faces charges of child abuse as a result of an incident of shaken baby syndrome, according to the NBC-2 news website. The site reports that the 23-year-old, Vincent Silio Orlando, is believed to have shaken his three-month-old boy multiple times in separate incidents. Nurses from Peace River [...]
Memorial Hospital for Children in Colorado Springs has already treated 25 abused babies this year, with six of the children suffering fatal injuries and the rest of them inflicted with brain damage, blindness, paralysis, or other serious conditions, according to the Colorado Springs Gazette. Twenty-six total cases of child abuse were handled by the hospital [...]
According to the King 5 news website, experts are linking the rise in instances of child abuse this year to the nation’s economic state. A class for new dads in Washington state, however, aims to lower the child abuse statistics and keep children and babies safe by educating fathers on parenting. The class, Conscious Fathering, [...]
Some babies are more at-risk of abusive events, including being shaken by an adult, than others, although it is important to determine if a baby has been shaken even if that child does not seem at-risk of abuse. Among children who are at-risk of shaken baby syndrome and cases of neglect are twins or babies [...]
