A 12-year-old boy was admitted to Hasbro. Then the Warwick police arrested his father.
WARWICK − A Warwick man has been charged with assaulting his 12-year-old son, causing injuries that put him in a hospital, according to the Warwick police.
The police began an investigation on Saturday when a physician from Hasbro Children's Hospital alerted them to a possible child abuse, the police said in a press release.
The doctor told the police a juvenile male had been admitted the previous night with what was described as serious bodily injury.
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After an investigation, the police arrested the 43-year-old father from Warwick. He is scheduled for arraignment today on a charge of first-degree child abuse.
This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: Warwick arrested father accused of assaulting son
