CHILD ABUSE NOT CHARGED– State v. Mr. W and Ms. W (DMC No. 8675-8676) (CPS and Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office Investigated): Mr. and Ms. W were visiting friend’s in Prescott when their 2 and a half year old child fell off of his bed and hit his head. He was transported to the Phoenix Children’s Hospital and had a subdural hematoma and retinal damage. The staff at the Hospital determined that this was “Shaking Baby Syndrome” and the Police were called. CPS took the child away from Mr. and Ms. W.

We began involved and sent all medical records to an Expert Witness/Medical Doctor in Los Angeles, California. He determined that the injuries were consistent with a fall, and Not Shaking Baby Syndrome or Child Abuse. After hearings with CPS, the child was returned to the W’s. The Yavapai County Attorney’s Office declined any prosecution