Police: 5-month-old Nashville girl dies from injuries after father charged with abuse
A 5-month-old girl died Friday evening from injuries that Nashville police believe were caused by her father several days earlier.
The baby's father was arrested Thursday and charged with aggravated child abuse, court records show. Detectives will discuss modifying the charges with the District Attorney's office, Metro Nashville Police Department officials said.
Police from the Hermitage precinct responded Monday night to the family's home on Dodson Chapel Road concerning an unresponsive child.
A police officer was able to resuscitate the baby through CPR. The child was taken by ambulance to the Children’s Hospital at TriStar Centennial Medical Center, and tests led to the discovery of the internal injuries, detectives said.
The baby was diagnosed with bleeding on the brain, retinal hemorrhages and a broken leg, police said.
The father was jailed on a $100,000 bond, according to Davidson County Criminal Court Clerk records.
He told detectives that he was home with his daughter while her mother was at work and that the girl may have been hurt by falling off a bed.
Medical staff reported that the injuries were consistent with non-accidental trauma, police said.
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