A Wisconsin man will spend the next six months behind bars
after he allegedly broke the bones of his baby girl.
Richard A. Root, 21, has been accused of beating his
two-month-old daughter back in March, breaking her bones and causing her brain
to bleed, police said. The sentence was reached as part of a plea deal after
Root pleaded "no contest" to the charges of Neglecting a Child
Resulting in Great Bodily Harm.
Court documents state that Root shook his daughter and knelt
on her legs while changing her diaper, WFMY reported. Doctors said the baby had
more than 20 broken bones as well as injuries to her face, head, and bleeding
in her brain.
Root will also be on probation for seven years, WXIA
reported. The judge who sentenced Root also required that he refrain from drugs
and alcohol, and gave him a choice to either find and keep a job or go to
school full-time and get counseling.
According to police, Root told them he’d not been getting
enough sleep. The baby was treated at a local hospital and released to a family
member.
http://www.fox10tv.com/story/37083435/court-man-sentenced-to-six-months-in-jail-probation-for-breaking-babys-bones
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