Two-month-old boy dies in hospital after suffering head injuries in alleged assault
Written by News on 30/06/2019
A two-month-old boy has died after suffering head injuries in an alleged assault.
The baby had been airlifted to hospital on Thursday after paramedics were called to an address in Bamford, Derbyshire.
He was in a critical condition but died at Sheffield Children’s Hospital on Saturday evening, Derbyshire Constabulary said.
Anton Shields, 37, of Hardwick Crescent, Buxton, was arrested on Thursday and charged with assault occasioning grievous bodily harm with intent.
He appeared at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court on Saturday and was remanded in custody.
Investigations are ongoing, police said, and anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101.
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