Researchers have made new findings about the baby in Vienna who was brought in with shaken baby syndrome. While doctors continue to fight for the girl’s life, applications for pre-trial detention have been filed against the parents. Further investigations, including possible violence against other children, are ongoing.
The father and mother of a child were arrested in Vienna-Brigittenau on Friday for serious child abuse. The girl was taken to hospital shortly before Christmas in critical condition with severe shaken baby syndrome.
Conflicting information
The parents gave conflicting information and that is why the police were called. On Saturday, the Vienna public prosecutor’s office requested pre-trial detention, said spokeswoman Nina Bussek.
Suspected attempted murder
The baby is fighting for his life in the hospital. The investigation, which the State Criminal Investigation Department took over on December 20, is being conducted on suspicion of attempted murder, as police spokesman Philipp Haßlinger emphasized. The 26-year-old man and the woman (22) have been in custody since Friday. It can be decided on Sunday whether the couple will be taken into custody.
Previous fractures were also mentioned
In the first interviews, the parents stated that the five-year-old sister had fallen over the child, which would have caused the injuries. However, further medical examination showed that older injuries were also observable in the two-month-old child and that the severity of the injuries could not be explained by the alleged fall, as the researchers from the Gradinger group of the LKA Vienna, Middle East said. branch, determined. According to police spokesperson Haßlinger, older rib fractures were also found.
Based on these new investigation results, the public prosecutor subsequently ordered the arrest of the parents, which was carried out by the criminal investigation department. It was not possible to question the Syrian father until he was taken to prison. The 22-year-old mother – she is also from Syria – continued to answer to the police about the alleged fall of her sister on the child. She was then also taken to a prison.
Brothers and sisters in crisis center
Meanwhile, the municipal department 11 (MA 11), which is responsible for child and youth welfare, cared for the couple’s three other children. They were taken to a crisis center and one of the children, a toddler, was placed in a crisis foster home, said MA-11 spokeswoman Ingrid Pöschmann. Since no relatives could be found, the three are still with authorities. The children are doing well considering the circumstances, says Pöschmann. The case was “harrowing”, said the spokeswoman, who also praised the cooperation with the police.
The family was not yet known to MA 11. According to the police, further investigation is ongoing, in particular whether violence has also been committed against the other children.
Source: Krone
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