Parents of 3-month-old infant arrested for child abuse in Ashkelon
Allegedly shook by his parents, the infant has been hospitalized with bruises and injuries all over his body.
By ALON HOCHMONBaby crying [Illustrative](photo credit: PIXABAY)
Parents of a three-month-old infant were arrested for shaking, beating and abusing their infant son who was hospitalized at Ashkelon's Barzilai Medical CenterAllegedly shaken by his parents, the infant has been hospitalized with bruises and injuries all over his body. On Friday, the parents, accused of child abuse, are set to discuss an extension to their arrest, in addition to a report being filed with relevant welfare officials.This is the second time the parents are arrested in suspicion of child abuse. In May, the parents in question were arrested after it was suspected that they had abused their newborn child, then only a few days old. They were eventually released by the court.Under similar circumstances, In February, police received a report from the Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba of a 3-and-a-half-month-old infant suffering from full-body bruises, which according to medical officials, was caused as a result of having been shaken.Police arrested the infant's mother, 26, for questioning after she came with him to the hospital stating that her son didn't feel well. The baby was subsequently hospitalized and underwent a series of tests. A few days later a report was forwarded to the police by medical staff on suspicion of abuse.After the report was filed, police conducted investigations which found that the baby suffered injuries as a result of having been shaken, which resulted in bruises. The mother was then questioned questioning to find out if she was the one who shook her son.
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