A 3-month-old baby is in critical condition after allegedly being punched in the head multiple times by a man in a Gaffney home.
According to Gaffney Police, Justin Keith Crowe was watching the baby Thursday while his mother and grandmother went to the grocery store.
Police said Crowe called them because the baby would not stop crying.
When they returned to the home, the baby was unresponsive, police said.
They took the baby to the ER, where he was airlifted to the hospital. The baby’s condition is listed as critical, according to police.
Crowe was then taken to the police station, where he confessed to hitting the baby several times in the head with a closed fist.
Justin Crowe is now being held in the Cherokee County Detention Center, charged with abuse of a child resulting in great bodily injury, and he has a $50,000 surety bond.
“Everything was fine when we left. He was smiling, he was cooing, he was just so happy,” Beverly Hueston said.
Hueston and her step-mother, Donna Smith, went to the grocery store on Thursday to pick up diapers for Hueston’s son, Brock. While they were out, they trusted Hueston’s former boyfriend, Justin Crowe, to babysit.
They told 7 News they came home about half an hour later.
“He looked dead. It terrified me,” Donna Smith said. “All black and blue and swollen. He wasn’t crying. He couldn’t open his eyes.”
“Two brain bleeds, crushed larynx, and several broken ribs,” Chief Chris Skinner, with the Gaffney Police Department, said. “They advised that the next 72 hours are crucial in whether the baby lives or passes away.”
“Had I thought that this was even a possibility, absolutely not would I have left my son in his care,” Hueston said.
Police: 3-month-old in critical condition after being punched multiple times, man facing charges
A 3-month-old baby is in critical condition after allegedly being punched in the head multiple times by a man in a Gaffney home.
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