A couple is in custody facing assault charges after an infant was found unresponsive in a Louisville home, according to the Louisville Metro Police Department.
On Monday, officers were sent out to a home on Dresden Avenue about a 2-month-old boy who was unresponsive.
The run was later upgraded to CPR in-progress and the infant was taken to Norton Children’s Hospital. The child is currently in critical condition on a ventilator with several brain bleeds, hemorrhaging in both eyes, fractures to his arm and legs, bruising to his head and other injuries.
The child is still unresponsive.
A Pediatric Protection Specialist states the near-fatal brain injury is diagnostic of abuse and trauma.
According to an arrest citation, the child’s father, Cortez Holloway and his girlfriend, Alea Madden were both caring for the infant when the injuries occurred.
Madden told police the infant was behaving normally when she put him to bed on Sunday night.
She says while in bed, she heard the infant scream and then go silent and then scream again.
Madden says she heard Holloway say “shut up, bro.”
Holloway told police that he left the home on Monday morning and when he last saw the child, he was behaving normally, according to the arrest citation.
Madden said after Holloway left, she heard the child scream again and when she went to check on him he was not acting normally.
When Holloway returned, the infant’s body was cold and he was shaking and would not open his eyes, according to the arrest citation.
Holloway attempted to warm the infant with a space heater. After several hours, Madden called 911.
According to the arrest citation, the infant received serious injuries, potentially resulting in death.
Both Holloway and Madden are now facing charges of assault and criminal abuse of a child under 12.
Source: WHAS11
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