Tucson teen accused of abusing baby
A Tucson teenager has been arrested in connection with critical injuries to his 7-week-old son, Tucson police said. The boy, 14, was not identified by authorities, citing his young age.
The infant was in critical condition at University Medical Center, said Sgt. Fabian Pacheco, a Tucson police spokesman.
Police learned of the suspected abuse Friday when they were sent to UMC to investigate a report of an infant with suspicious injuries, Officer Linda Galindo said in a weekend news statement. The infant had been placed at his maternal grandmother's home, where his 14-year-old mother lives, Pacheco said. Pacheco said the child's father occasionally stays at the home.
Tucson Fire Department paramedics were summoned to the home because the baby was not responsive. Medics said they saw no obvious injuries, but advised family members to take the child to a hospital, Pacheco said. At the hospital, medical workers determined the child had non-accidental injuries, consisting of old and new bone fractures, Galindo said in the statement.
Tucson police said the child's father was booked into the juvenile court center on suspicion of five counts of child abuse. Pacheco said he did not know whether any adults were in the home when the child was hurt.
