Sailor Accused Of Inflicting 29 Broken Bones On 2-MO Son
Connecticut sailor leaves 2-month-old son with 29 bone fractures, near death
A Connecticut-based Navy sailor left his 2-month-old son with 29 bone fractures, abuse so horrifying that one pediatrician told investigators she was amazed the baby was alive, prosecutors say. Jordan Rittenhouse, 24, was arraigned Friday and charged with first-degree assault and risk of injury to a minor, The Day of New London reported. The Groton, Conn. man, a father also to a 2-year-old, is behind bars on a $500,000 cash bond. The disturbing case was declared by one doctor as the “worst case of serious physical injury she has seen in her career,” court documents obtained by the newspaper reveal. READ MORE HERE
Groton Father Arraigned In Assault On Infant
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