A Saginaw man has been charged with first-degree child abuse for injuries his girlfriend's one-year-old sustained.
Saginaw Police believe the baby was shaken last September.
On Sept. 12, a mother brought her 1-year-old daughter to the Covenant HealthCare emergency room in Saginaw. The infant was suffering from seizure-like symptoms, prosecutors allege.
Medical testing at Covenant HealthCare revealed it was likely not the first time she had been hurt.
The little girl has since been released from the hospital.
The boyfriend, Waylan Bebout, faced a Saginaw County District Court judge Thursday morning to be formally charged. If convicted, he faces up to life in prison.
Shaken Baby Syndrome typically occurs out of frustration or anger on the part of a parent or caregiver, states the American Association of Neurological Surgeons.
“Babies have very weak neck muscles that cannot fully support their proportionately large heads,” the AANS states on its website. “Severe shaking causes the baby’s head to move violently back and forth, resulting in serious and sometimes fatal brain injury. These forces are exaggerated if the shaking is interrupted by the baby’s head hitting a surface.”
Saginaw man charged in shaken baby investigation
A Saginaw man has been charged with first-degree child abuse for injuries his girlfriend's one-year-old sustained.
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Saginaw man accused of shaking baby faces child abuse charge
The baby had fresh and old brain injuries when hospitalized in September.
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