Dad convicted of abusing 3-week-old daughter; baby had multiple leg fractures, severe abdominal bruising (Portsmouth, Ohio)

Dad is identified as MICHAEL ADKINS.

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Father Convicted of Injuring 3-Week-Old Daughter

Updated: Thu 9:30 AM, Dec 04, 2014
By: WSAZ News Staff

Prosecutors say four doctors testified during the trial that the infant had seven fractures to both legs as well severe bruising to her abdomen.

PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (WSAZ) – A father has been convicted of child endangerment in a case where his 3-week-old daughter suffered multiple leg fractures.

Michael Adkins, 31, of West Portsmouth, was sentenced to four years in prison following his conviction in Scioto County Common Pleas Court, according to the Scioto County Prosecutor.

Witnesses testified during the four day trial last month, that the child’s mother returned from a trip to store to find her daughter crying in pain with a swollen and bruised leg. The infant had been alone with Adkins for several hours.

Prosecutors say four doctors testified during the trial that the child had seven fractures to both legs as well as severe bruising to her abdomen.

“The doctor testified that the force necessary to break this child’s leg like this would be an excessive violent force caused by yanking or twisting of the legs,” says Assistant Prosecutor Shane Tierman.

The incident took place in August 2013.