Articles labeled: drugged baby

Of course any abuse of an infant this young is horrific and shocking, but this story is made all the more unthinkable by the accusation that it was not only the baby’s mother that was part of the abuse, but other members of her family as well:

A 6-week-old girl was beaten, burned and apparently drugged and the child’s 19-year-old mother and several other relatives are among the suspects, police said Tuesday.

A baby sitter noticed the child was not breathing about 1:30 a.m. Sunday, saw several marks on the baby’s body and called 911, Bogalusa police Sgt. Darrell Darden said Tuesday.

“The baby had a lot of head trauma, hemorrhaging, burns on her arms, several marks and drugs in her system.”