Revere Man Arraigned Today for Injuring His Girlfriend’s 5-Year-Old Son

Joseph Testa, 28, of Revere faced a number of charges today in Chelsea District Court after police arrested him last Friday upon discovering Testa’s girlfriend’s 5-year-old son unresponsive and suffering from head injuries near his home in Revere. Around 10:30am, police and emergency medical teams responded to a call to Revere Beach Parkway, where they [...]

Posted Under: Child Injury & Abuse
This post was written by admin on April 25, 2011
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Salem, MA Father Dropped, Threw His Infant Son

Dario Finkel, 26, of Salem, MA is being held without bail on an attempted murder charge after police report that he stuffed a baby wipe into his 7-week-old infant son’s mouth, dropped him on the floor, picked him back up and threw him at the boy’s mother, Jennifer Finkel, 23, in this horrific incident of [...]

Posted Under: Child Abuse
This post was written by admin on April 22, 2011
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April is Child Abuse Prevention Month

In honor of Child Abuse Prevention month, Massachusetts Citizens for Children (MCC) has planned events throughout April to raise awareness of the devastating occurrences of child abuse. In a report issued by MCC, a child is either abused or neglected every 10 seconds across the country. In Massachusetts in 2008, there were just over 41,000 [...]

Posted Under: Child Abuse
This post was written by admin on April 20, 2011
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Bicycle Accidents and Head Injuries

As the weather starts to warm up, more and more bike riders will be out on the roadways enjoying the outdoors. Both adults and kids alike look forward to the cycling season each year, especially after this long and brutal winter. Now that more cyclists will be out on the roads, there are steps that [...]

Posted Under: Child Safety,Sports Related Brain Injuries
This post was written by admin on April 12, 2011
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