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Lafayette man suspected of dropping, biting infant
Doctors say 2-month-old child has extensive brain damage and may not survive
By John Aguilar
July 27, 2009
LAFAYETTE, Colo. A 26-year-old Lafayette man arrested Friday on suspicion of child abuse told police he repeatedly shook and smothered his 2-month-old son, dropped him head first on to a changing table and bit the infant, according to an arrest affidavit released Monday.
Benjamin Charles Koller and his common-law wife, 20-year-old Jennifer Schmidt, brought their son, Jack Sebastian Koller, to Louisvilles Avista Adventist Hospital on July 21 with a skull fracture, multiple bruises and bite marks, police said in the affidavit. Jack was non-responsive upon arrival at Avista and was transported to Childrens Hospital in Aurora, where he remained in critical condition Monday.
Doctors told police that Jack has considerable widespread brain damage and they had to drain fluid from his brain If he lives, the doctors said, he may never walk, talk or be able to feed himself.
They also said the baby had retinal hemorrhaging and bruising behind his left ear, indicative of being grabbed by the ear.
Benjamin Koller is being held at the Boulder County Jail in lieu of a $1 million bond, on suspicion of child abuse resulting in serious bodily injury.
More at link.
http://www.coloradodaily.com/news/2009/jul/27/lafayette-man-suspected-biting-bruising-infant/
Doctors say 2-month-old child has extensive brain damage and may not survive
By John Aguilar
July 27, 2009
LAFAYETTE, Colo. A 26-year-old Lafayette man arrested Friday on suspicion of child abuse told police he repeatedly shook and smothered his 2-month-old son, dropped him head first on to a changing table and bit the infant, according to an arrest affidavit released Monday.
Benjamin Charles Koller and his common-law wife, 20-year-old Jennifer Schmidt, brought their son, Jack Sebastian Koller, to Louisvilles Avista Adventist Hospital on July 21 with a skull fracture, multiple bruises and bite marks, police said in the affidavit. Jack was non-responsive upon arrival at Avista and was transported to Childrens Hospital in Aurora, where he remained in critical condition Monday.
Doctors told police that Jack has considerable widespread brain damage and they had to drain fluid from his brain If he lives, the doctors said, he may never walk, talk or be able to feed himself.
They also said the baby had retinal hemorrhaging and bruising behind his left ear, indicative of being grabbed by the ear.
Benjamin Koller is being held at the Boulder County Jail in lieu of a $1 million bond, on suspicion of child abuse resulting in serious bodily injury.
More at link.
http://www.coloradodaily.com/news/2009/jul/27/lafayette-man-suspected-biting-bruising-infant/