Police: Newborn beaten by toddler with baby bottle
EAST ST. LOUIS - A 3-year-old boy angry that a baby wouldn't take its bottle hit the infant with it repeatedly, police said Monday.
The 3-year-old boy was visiting the 3-month-old infant's home with his mother Saturday. The little boy became angry because the baby was not taking its bottle and hit the baby with it three or four times, said East St. Louis Police Detective Jay Cobb.
The baby's mother, 17-year-old LaToya Johnson, was being visited by the 23-year-old mother of the little boy when the baby was attacked. Johnson lives at 2911 Bond Ave. in East St. Louis with her other two children, her mother and cousins.
Police were called at 5:38 p.m. Saturday by emergency medical workers at Touchette Regional Hospital about the baby boy's head injuries. The baby was airlifted in critical condition Saturday night to Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital.
Police would not release the baby's name and did not know his condition Monday, but family members said he was doing well.
The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is involved in the case, Cobb said.
EAST ST. LOUIS - A 3-year-old boy angry that a baby wouldn't take its bottle hit the infant with it repeatedly, police said Monday.
The 3-year-old boy was visiting the 3-month-old infant's home with his mother Saturday. The little boy became angry because the baby was not taking its bottle and hit the baby with it three or four times, said East St. Louis Police Detective Jay Cobb.
The baby's mother, 17-year-old LaToya Johnson, was being visited by the 23-year-old mother of the little boy when the baby was attacked. Johnson lives at 2911 Bond Ave. in East St. Louis with her other two children, her mother and cousins.
Police were called at 5:38 p.m. Saturday by emergency medical workers at Touchette Regional Hospital about the baby boy's head injuries. The baby was airlifted in critical condition Saturday night to Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital.
Police would not release the baby's name and did not know his condition Monday, but family members said he was doing well.
The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is involved in the case, Cobb said.
