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Mom Arrested for Allegedly Treating Son's Fatal Head Injury With Popsicle
Friday, July 13, 2007
ARLINGTON, Texas - A 24-year-old Texas mother is in jail after she treated
her 2-year-old son's head injury with a Popsicle instead of calling 9-1-1.
Ebony Thorne's son Joshua later died of the injury.
Arlington police said the boy fell eight feet down a U-shaped stairwell in
Thorne's apartment Wednesday morning. Investigators said instead of calling
for an ambulance, Thorne placed a Popsicle on her son's head and put him to
bed.
When the boy's father arrived later, he found Joshua unresponsive. Police
said he called Thorne's mother, who drove to the apartment from Fort Worth
and called 911.
Officers found bruises and marks around the toddler's head and dried blood
on his nose and mouth.
Thorne's charged with injury to a child by omission/criminal negligence. Her
3-year-old son and 10-month-old girl were returned to their grandmother, who
had custody of all three children.
Mom Arrested for Allegedly Treating Son's Fatal Head Injury With Popsicle
Friday, July 13, 2007
ARLINGTON, Texas - A 24-year-old Texas mother is in jail after she treated
her 2-year-old son's head injury with a Popsicle instead of calling 9-1-1.
Ebony Thorne's son Joshua later died of the injury.
Arlington police said the boy fell eight feet down a U-shaped stairwell in
Thorne's apartment Wednesday morning. Investigators said instead of calling
for an ambulance, Thorne placed a Popsicle on her son's head and put him to
bed.
When the boy's father arrived later, he found Joshua unresponsive. Police
said he called Thorne's mother, who drove to the apartment from Fort Worth
and called 911.
Officers found bruises and marks around the toddler's head and dried blood
on his nose and mouth.
Thorne's charged with injury to a child by omission/criminal negligence. Her
3-year-old son and 10-month-old girl were returned to their grandmother, who
had custody of all three children.