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Nanny arrested for child abuse after 6-week-old Summit County baby suffers brain injuries

Doctors told officials that the injuries were consistent with shaken baby syndrome.

(Francisco Kjolseth  |  The Salt Lake Tribune) A nanny was arrested by Summit County sheriff's officials on Friday after a child was taken Primary Children’s Hospital on Wednesday with brain and rib injuries.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) A nanny was arrested by Summit County sheriff's officials on Friday after a child was taken Primary Children’s Hospital on Wednesday with brain and rib injuries.

Summit County • A woman who serves as a night nanny arrested Friday for alleged child abuse after a Summit County baby she was caring for was hospitalized with brain injuries.

The 32-year-old woman, who has been in Utah since the beginning of the month, was arrested on one count of aggravated child abuse.

According to the arrest documents, the 6-week-old had been admitted to Primary Children’s Hospital on Wednesday with brain injuries that doctors said were caused by non-accidental trauma. The doctors added that the child’s injuries were consistent with those found in shaken baby syndrome incidents, and that they had been caused in the previous 24 hours.

For more on the story, visit: https://www.fox13now.com/news/crime/nanny-arrested-for-child-abuse-after-6-week-old-summit-county-baby-suffers-brain-injuries


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