Dad charged with attempted murder of 7-week-old son (Salem, Massachusetts)

Dad DARIO FINKEL is charged with child abuse and attempted murder for his attack on his 7-week-old son. Evidence suggests that this wasn't the first time he had abused the baby either. Notice that Mom has lost custody though she is apparently in the process of leaving this creep.

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Salem dad accused of abuse faces chargesPosted: 04/20/11 at 10:30 pm EDT

SALEM, Mass. -- A Salem father accused of abuse was in court and facing attempted murder charges on Wednesday.

7NEWS has learned that the mother of the infant is no longer at Salem Hospital and that the state will take custody of the baby.

The suspect in custody is a driver for a daycare center that has five facilities in the greater Boston area.

Dario Finkel is accused of doing horrific things to his 7-week-old baby boy when he started crying.

"This defendant, Mr. Finkel, became very upset, very angry as he does generally when the child begins to cry. The defendant at that point yelled at the 7-week-old boy to shut up," said Michelle Decourcey, prosecutor.

But when he didn't, police say the 26-year-old father got violent and tried to suffocate his own son by stuffing a baby wipe in his mouth, leading to a charge of attempted murder.

"Well when you put something in a baby's mouth you can assume that it's gonna suffocate the child," said Lt. Conrad Prosniewski of the Salem Police Department.

And when that didn't work, police say it got worse.

"The baby was on the couch at that point when the defendant picked him up, held him in front of him three feet above the floor and dropped him in an attempt to stop him from crying at that point," said Decourcey.

Jennifer Finkel, the baby's mother, is a teacher at Terry's Little Pumpkins in Revere. The defendant is a driver for the daycare centers.

Late Wednesday, the company issued a statement: "We are conducting our own internal investigation. This did not involve any of our clients’ children. We suspect there will be some sort of suspension."

But apparently the infant, who is now at Salem Hospital, has been abused before The 7-week-old also had bruises on his stomach and leg.

In a letter Jennifer wrote to her husband, she said: "I'm done with you. You hit me you hit Michael for the last time."

The suspect is being held without bail. The baby is undergoing some more tests and could possibly be released later Wednesday night.