3-Month-Old Baby Suffers Broken Arm, 15 Fractures From Parents Abuse
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The parents were charged with one count each of felony child abuse
The baby was released and is in the custody of the Department of Human Services
A mother and father from Saucier, Mississippi have been arrested after their 3-month-old baby was found to have suffered a broken arm, along with over 15 other fractures.
Authorities charged 27-year-old Kelee Patterson and 25-year-old Hunter Patterson with one count each of felony child abuse, local newspaper the Sun Herald reported, citing a statement from the Harrison County Sheriff s Office.
On March 28, child protective services reported to sheriff s investigators that a baby was brought to a hospital with a fractured arm and more than 15 healed or healing fractures throughout the infant s body, police said.