Dad charged in assault of 1-month-old infant (New Madrid, Missouri)

Dad RICKY GARZA is charged with 1st-degree assault. No mention of Mom, though there must have been a mom who gave birth one month before.

INVISIBLE MOTHER ALERT.

http://www.semissourian.com/story/1737805.html

Father charged in connection with assault of infant
Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Standard Democrat
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- A child is in critical condition after authorities alleged the infant was abused by the father.

New Madrid County Terry Stevens said his office was alerted Saturday by officials at Missouri Delta Medical Center of a possible child abuse case. The 1-month-old infant had "severe injuries," according to the sheriff.

Following an investigation by officers with the New Madrid County Sheriff's Department assisted by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the child's father, Ricky Garza, 19, of Canalou, Mo., was arrested. Garza is charge with first-degree assault with no bond set.

Stevens declined to describe the extent of the infant's injuries but said the child was flown to Cardinal Glennon in St. Louis for treatment.