Police are investigating injuries to a 3-year-old boy sustained in an apartment building on the 4700 block of Chestnut St. yesterday. Detectives are interviewing the child’s caregiver, who originally reported that the boy fell down stairs and was unconscious.
The child was taken to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia after the incident yesterday. He was listed in critical condition today, police said.
Here is video from 6ABC:
July 1st, 2011 at 12:14 am
This kind of thing makes me physically ill. This little boy was in an apartment being beat half to death while I was blocks away. It reminds me of Danieal Kelly. She too, was an innocent child being abused and neglected in such an awful way, I can’t understand how no one saved her.
I really hope this situation reminds all of us that we HAVE TO STEP IN when children are involved. If we are decent people, we will not hesitate to call authorities when we feel it “might” be what we need to do.
I will say I, as a mother will call the police or DHS immediately if I feel like a person is abusing a child. I hope that everyone else would do the same for my kid.
July 7th, 2011 at 12:21 am
Has there been any follow-up on this? I can’t find anything. I want to know what is his status?
July 11th, 2011 at 4:22 pm
It’s not good news April…
https://www.westphillylocal.com/2011/07/11/3-year-old-boy-to-be-taken-off-life-support/