INDIANAPOLIS—
UPDATE: A four month old baby fight for his life and his father is under arrest for child abuse.Indianapolis Metropolitan Police have 21 year-old Elvin Cabrera in custody on a preliminary charge of aggravated battery. Last weekend, investigators said Cabrera was at home with his son when he called the child's mother to tell her that the boy was sick.
Soon after, Cabrera took the Wishard Hospital emergency room with an unexplained injury. Doctors later had the child transferred to Riley Hospital for Children. Lt. Jeff Duhamell said the baby had injuries consistent the shaken baby syndrome, "There is a hemorrhage behind the eye, both eyes according to a cat scan. Normally you get what they call teak eyed and hemorrhaging in the eye itself, but unfortunately you sometimes, you don't know the extent of the injury only if there would be an autopsy."
Cabrera has been placed on a 72 hour hold, giving police more time to investigate the charges.
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An Indianapolis man has been arrested for hurting a baby. He's accused of causing brain injuries to his four month-old child.
21 year-old Elvin S. Cabrera brought the child to Wishard Hospital Friday night, saying the baby had been ill. Due to the seriousness of the child's injuries, the child was transferred to Riley Hospital. There, police say the baby was placed on a ventilator with severe brain damage.
Learning what exactly happened was difficult for detectives, because neither mother or father speak English.
Following interviews with Cabrera and doctors, detectives arrested the father. He now faces charges of aggravated battery. Additional charges are pending, once the prosecutor's office has reviewed the case.
At last check, the baby was still in very critical condition.
