Dad on trial for killing 7-week-old son (Fort Rucker, Alabama)

Dad DEDRICK FISHER is on trial for the the death of his 7-week-old son. The baby died from head trauma, and was apparently shaken.

http://blog.al.com/live/2009/10/soldiers_explanations_of_babys.html

Soldier's explanations of baby's death questioned in Fort Rucker hearing
By Press-Register staff
October 15, 2009, 9:20AM

FORT RUCKER, Ala. -- One by one, military prosecution and defense attorneys questioned witnesses on Wednesday about how baby Dedrick Fisher Jr. might have suffered head trauma that led to his death in February, the Dothan Eagle reported this morning.

The 7-week-old's father, Spec. Dedrick Fisher, was charged in February after federal authorities alleged he shook his crying son three months before his death and caused the trauma, the Eagle reported.

Authorities said Fisher Sr. went from claiming he was feeding his son when the child choked on milk, to claiming he had shaked baby Dedrick after frustrations associated with a return from war and family sickness.

Authorities said Fisher Sr.'s wife, Elanna, claimed she was in a laundry room when her son started crying and then stopped crying while in a room with his father.

Testimony in the case is expected to continue today.