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Shaken Baby Syndrome Cases
There are many different negative effects of abusive head trauma (shaken baby syndrome) on a baby or child, including effects on the baby’s vision. Specifically, a shaken baby may suffer retinal hemorrhages (bleeding into the retina) and retinal detachment (the peeling away of the retina from the layer of support tissue beneath it). If not [...]
An Indiana father who allegedly abused and shook his infant twins over two years ago was recently arrested for aggravated battery and neglect (two counts of each), according to The Herald Bulletin. According to the then 3-month-old twins’ mother, she left the twins in thirty-one-year-old Antonio S. Jones’ care while she was on a trip [...]
A man from Longmont, Colorado, could face six to ten years in prison for negligent child abuse in connection with shaking his infant nephew in 2008, according to the Colorado Daily website. Although the 18-month-old shaken baby syndrome victim is reportedly doing well now, the baby was only 8 weeks old when he sustained multiple [...]
