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Father faces felony child abuse charge after infant suffers 14 fractured ribs
A 19-year-old father, Christian Brooks, was charged with felony child abuse after his 2-month-old son sustained 14 fractured ribs. Brooks confessed to squeezing the infant during a moment of frustration when the child would not stop crying, according to a police affidavit. He is scheduled to appear in court Monday.
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