The boy was admitted Feb. 25 to the pediatric intensive care unit at Dayton Children’s Hospital, which notified the Riverside Police Department of suspected abuse, according to police incident report.
“When the parents of the victim picked the child up, they suspected injury and took the child to Dayton Children’s where it was learned the child had a subdural hematoma and other injuries consistent with physical abuse,” said Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office spokesman Greg Flannagan.
In addition to the subdural hematoma, a brain bleed to the back of the head, the boy had bruising to his pubic area, thigh, chin and forehead. The boy’s parents said he was very active and was learning to walk, the report stated.
Do told an officer that the boy was injured when he fell from a hammock supported by a metal stand, and that she contacted the parents and suggested he be taken to an emergency room, the report stated.
An officer said he also was told another version of how the child was injured, that he fell off a couch to the wood floor, and hospital staff told police the injuries did not appear consistent from a fall, according to the police report.
A warrant for Do’s arrest was issued following her indictment by a county grand jury.
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