Friday, January 27, 2012

Police: Dad hit 4-month-old son in face; baby now has fractured skull and no brain activity (North Miami, Florida)

Dad is identified as YOSI MAHLAB. No mention of where Mom was when Daddy was "allegedly" smacking the baby around.

INVISIBLE MOTHER ALERT

http://www.local10.com/news/Police-Father-hits-baby-in-face/-/1717324/8545248/-/i9t5f8z/-/index.html

Police: Father hits baby in face
4-month-old boy has no brain activity

Author: Melissa Harrold, Senior News Editor, Local10.com
Published On: Jan 27 2012 11:19:48 AM EST Updated On: Jan 27 2012 01:57:09 PM EST

NORTH MIAMI, Fla. - A man faces child abuse charges after police said he hit his 4-month-old son in the face, causing the baby to hit his head on a nightstand and break his skull.

Police said Yosi Mahlab, 30, called 911 on Saturday to report that his 4-month-old son, Javon, was unconscious.

The child was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital, where doctors found he had a skull fracture, subdural bleeding, a retinal hemorrhage and bleeding in the brain, police said.

According to police, Mahlab admitted that he hit the baby in the face twice, causing the child to slip off his lap and hit his head on a night table.

Police said doctors found that the baby has no brain activity.

Mahlab was arrested on child abuse charges. He is being held at the Miami-Dade County Jail on $200,000 bond.