DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — A Forsyth daycare operator has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for shaking a baby in frustration almost two years ago, killing the seven-week-old infant. On Thursday, 26-year-old Taylor Burris reached a plea agreement with prosecutors where she pleaded guilty to a new charge of second-degree murder. The three charges […]
During the past year, approximately 1 in 7 children in the United States experienced child abuse or neglect, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome also reported inconsolable crying to be the No. 1 trigger for shaken baby syndrome, a fatal condition in nearly 25% of […]