Thursday, September 8, 2011

Dad charged with criminal abuse of 3-month-old baby (Owingsville, Kentucky)

The dad is MATTHEW P. JONES. Not one word about the baby's mother.

INVISIBLE MOTHER ALERT.

http://www.wkyt.com/news/headlines/129459113.html?ref=113

Posted: 11:45 AM Sep 8, 2011

Father charged with abusing 3-month-old baby

The baby is now recovering in the hospital. 22-year-old Matthew P. Jones, of Owingsville, is charged with criminal abuse.

A Bath County father was arrested after police say he abused his 3-month-old baby.

Kentucky State Police charged 22-year-old Matthew P. Jones, of Owingsville, with first degree criminal abuse, involving a child younger than 12.

Police say just after 8:30 Wednesday night, they received a call from the Saint Claire Medical Center in Morehead, concerning a 3-month-old in the hospital's care.

Police say the hospital's staff suspected the baby had been abused.

Jones, who is the baby's father, was arrested after a police investigation, and lodged in the Rowan County Detention Center.

There's no word on the child's condition.