The Hardin County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Unit received information on a two-month-old Hardin County infant who was at Norton Children’s Hospital in Louisville with three bilateral healing rib fractures.
Detectives, in coordination with Child Protective Services, met with the child’s mother at the hospital, where she identified the child’s father as a possible suspect.
Detectives and Child Protective Services subsequently responded to the residence of 26 year-old Austin Webster, of Cecilia. During an interview, Webster stated the infant had been experiencing gastrointestinal discomfort and bowel issues. He admitted to attempting a technique he had seen on social media in hopes of relieving the child’s symptoms. Webster further acknowledged that he handled the infant in a rough manner and that his actions likely caused the rib fractures.
Austin Webster was arrested and charged with Criminal Abuse 2nd Degree, a Class D Felony. He is being held in the Hardin County Detention Center without bond and is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday, October 2.
Source HCSO
This Is an ongoing Investigation.
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