Friday, September 14, 2012

Dad charged with aggravated assault for injuries sustained by 2-month-old son (Idaho Falls, Idaho)

No mention of a mother. Dad is identified as FREDERICK RUSSELL KERN.

http://www.kpvi.com/content/news/local/story/Aggravated-Battery-Charges-for-Father-Accused-of/8aOmPdjJYUmM60E1iTNPrA.cspx

Aggravated Battery Charges for Father Accused of Shaking Baby

Published: 8:28 am Updated: 8:37 am

An Idaho Falls man is facing two counts of aggravated battery after his two-month-old son was rushed to the hospital.

Police issued an arrest warrant for Frederick Russell Kern, 30, following an investigation that determined the boy sustained injuries consistent with “shaken baby” syndrome.

Detectives say the child was taken to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center Sunday evening. The baby was later flown to Primary Children’s Medical Center in Salt Lake City that same night. 

The child was in the care of Kern at the time.