Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Dad arrested for child abuse; 6-week-old son has life-threatening injuries (Vincennes, Indiana)

Dad CHRISTOPHER THOMAS has been charged with Battery Causing Serious Injury for life-threatening injuries suffered by his 6-week-old son. Given that this baby had breathing problems, there was probably some non-accidental head trauma (shaken baby syndrome) involved.

INVISIBLE MOTHER ALERT: And where was the baby's mother when all this was taking place? Yet another Invisible Mother story.

http://tristatehomepage.com/fulltext?nxd_id=170015

Vincennes Father Arrested for Child Abuse

Reported by: Lauren Matter

A Knox County man is behind bars after his 6-week old son is taken to the hospital with what officials say are life-threatening injuries. According to the Vincennes Police Department, officers were called to a home on North 2nd Street around 7:00 Tuesday night following a 911 call for a small infant not breathing. Once on the scene, Kayden Thomas was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital and was later life-flighted to St. Mary's Medical Center in Evansville. Following an investigation, 26-year-old Christopher Thomas was arrested and charged with Battery causing serious bodily injury. Thomas was arrested and taken to the Knox County Jail on a $25,000 bond.