Post by dawn on Aug 6, 2010 8:17:46 GMT -5
An Anderson woman and her boyfriend were arrested on Thursday after police said the woman beat her baby and stomped on the 17-month-old's head and then denied the child immediate medical treatment.
Deputies from the Anderson County Sheriff's Office went to the AnMed Health emergency room on Wednesday when the baby was brought in with head trauma.
Investigators said the infant was found to have numerous skull and facial fractures, as well as burns that were inconsistent with accidental injuries.
The child's mother, 23-year-old Ebonee' Angelica Bowers, was arrested and charged with inflicting great bodily injury upon a child.
Bowers' warrant said the mother caused that injury upon the 17-month-old by "striking her head several times against the floor while holding her then stomping her face several times while wearing shoes."
Investigators said Bowers' boyfriend, 22-year-old Dametrius Wadell Freeman, who is not the child's father, was arrested and charged with unlawful neglect of a child.
"The incident happened august the 3rd and they waited well over 24 hours before they brought it to the hospital," said Anderson County Capt. Garland Major.
The couple lived together in an apartment in the 2100 block of South Main Street, where the incident occurred on Tuesday, investigators said.
Neighbors said they couldn't believe the allegations.
"That's sad. I didn't know the little girl was in critical," said neighbor Mary Eades.
Eades said Bowers had asked if the children could stay with her earlier in the week.
"I wasn't able to keep the little girl, but Lord have mercy. I sure wish I had. I didn't know the little girl was that bad," said Eades.
Neighbors also said they noticed burns on the infant's body, but they said Bowers told them the little girl got the burns at daycare.
News 4 also got in touch with Bowers' mother who said her daughter is an outstanding mother, but didn't want to comment further.
Bowers has two other children, including the injured child's twin sister and a 2-year-old boy. Neither showed signs of injury, investigators said. They said all three children have been placed in protective custody.
The injured child was admitted to Greenville Memorial Hospital in critical condition.
Bowers and Freeman are in the Anderson County Detention Center awaiting a bond hearing.
Deputies from the Anderson County Sheriff's Office went to the AnMed Health emergency room on Wednesday when the baby was brought in with head trauma.
Investigators said the infant was found to have numerous skull and facial fractures, as well as burns that were inconsistent with accidental injuries.
The child's mother, 23-year-old Ebonee' Angelica Bowers, was arrested and charged with inflicting great bodily injury upon a child.
Bowers' warrant said the mother caused that injury upon the 17-month-old by "striking her head several times against the floor while holding her then stomping her face several times while wearing shoes."
Investigators said Bowers' boyfriend, 22-year-old Dametrius Wadell Freeman, who is not the child's father, was arrested and charged with unlawful neglect of a child.
"The incident happened august the 3rd and they waited well over 24 hours before they brought it to the hospital," said Anderson County Capt. Garland Major.
The couple lived together in an apartment in the 2100 block of South Main Street, where the incident occurred on Tuesday, investigators said.
Neighbors said they couldn't believe the allegations.
"That's sad. I didn't know the little girl was in critical," said neighbor Mary Eades.
Eades said Bowers had asked if the children could stay with her earlier in the week.
"I wasn't able to keep the little girl, but Lord have mercy. I sure wish I had. I didn't know the little girl was that bad," said Eades.
Neighbors also said they noticed burns on the infant's body, but they said Bowers told them the little girl got the burns at daycare.
News 4 also got in touch with Bowers' mother who said her daughter is an outstanding mother, but didn't want to comment further.
Bowers has two other children, including the injured child's twin sister and a 2-year-old boy. Neither showed signs of injury, investigators said. They said all three children have been placed in protective custody.
The injured child was admitted to Greenville Memorial Hospital in critical condition.
Bowers and Freeman are in the Anderson County Detention Center awaiting a bond hearing.
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