Dad charged with beating 4-week-old daughter, breaking 56 bones and causing bleeding on the brain (Savage, Minnesota)

Dad THOMAS EDWARD AMPE is in police custody after authorities say he committed the "most severe case of child abuse they've ever seen."

INVISIBLE MOTHER ALERT: So where is this baby's mother? Working while this animal pretended to be a "primary caretaker"?

http://hiphopwired.com/2010/08/24/father-beats-4-week-old-breaks-56-bones-causes-bleeding-on-the-brain-22222/

Father Beats 4-Week-Old, Breaks 56 Bones, Causes Bleeding On The Brain

by Danielle Canada August 24, 2010, 11:08am

A Savage, Minnesota man is in police custody after authorities say he committed the “most severe case of child abuse they've ever seen”, breaking 56 bones in his 4-week-old daughter's body and causing bleeding on her brain.

22-year-old Thomas Edward Ampe was arrested for beating his young daughter after authorities were called to a local hospital where the child was being treated for a fractured rib and bruises.

When police arrived on the scene, X-rays showed 56 fractures in the infant's arms, legs, ribs and knees while an MRI showed bleeding and bruising on the brain in three areas.

Police say Ampe admitted to occasionally “shaking” the child who has Down syndrome when he became bothered by her constant crying.

Ampe also allegedly admitted to shoving a bottle in the baby's mouth so hard that it separated her upper lip from the gum, causing it to bleed.

Police say the father also told them he would often grab the infant by the wrists, flip her over and hit her on top of the head with an open hand.

Additionally, authorities say he would often drop her on her back from as high as 1 foot above the baby bed.

Savage Police Capt. Dave Muelken summarized the case saying,

“In my 33 years [as a police officer] this is the most severe case of child abuse I have ever seen.”
Ampe was released from jail August 19 after posting $50,000 bail.

If convicted on the assault charges, he faces a maximum of 20 years behind bars and a $30,000 fine.

Dad charged after keeping kids in bedroom for 7 hours without food or water; 5-year-old treated for dehydration (Gastonia, North Carolina)

Dad SIDNEY LAMAR ALLEN has been charged with child abuse after he held his 12-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son captive in a bedroom for seven hours. The dad did not provide food or water. The 5-year-old was later treated for dehydration at the hospital. No indication here of what triggered this little Daddy Drama. Is he married to the children's mother? Divorced? Not a word of explanation. I'm just glad nobody was killed in this one.

http://www.gastongazette.com/news/child-48354-children-keeping.html

Dad faces child abuse charges for keeping kids in bedroom
June 18, 2010 5:03 PM
Corey Friedman

A Gastonia man faces child abuse charges for allegedly keeping his children in a bedroom for seven hours.

Sidney Lamar Allen, 43, of 1516 Vanderlip Drive, Gastonia, held his 12-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son in the room at his home from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. last Sunday, according to an arrest warrant affidavit. The father allegedly did not provide food or water and would not allow either child to leave the room.

Allen kept the children confined “without any justification,” a warrant states.

The 5-year-old has Down syndrome and was treated for dehydration at Gaston Memorial Hospital, according to the affidavit. The children’s mother gave testimony to Gaston County Magistrate Judge R.B. Stacy, who found probable cause to issue warrants for Allen’s arrest.

Gastonia police arrested Allen on Friday and charged him with two counts each of misdemeanor child abuse and false imprisonment. He was released on a $2,500 unsecured bond and ordered to have no contact with the children until the case is resolved in court.