Miami-Dade man arrested after being accused of fracturing 8-month-old son’s leg

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A Miami man was arrested Thursday after being accused of fracturing his 8-month-old son’s leg final month, authorities mentioned.

In accordance with Miami-Dade police, Christian Jimenez, 37, is dealing with one cost of aggravated youngster abuse leading to nice bodily hurt.

Police mentioned Jimenez was enjoying video video games in his bed room round 4 p.m. on Feb.12 when he heard his son crying in his bouncer.

Authorities mentioned Jimenez requested his spouse if he might change the sufferer’s diaper as a result of he was fussy.

Jimenez instructed police that the newborn was crying whereas he modified his diaper due to the chilly wipes.

After altering the newborn, Jimenez instructed authorities that he positioned the sufferer again into the bouncer, the place he started enjoying for quarter-hour till he grew to become fussy once more.

In accordance with the arrest report, Jimenez’s spouse observed that each time he would transfer the newborn, the newborn would cry.

Jimenez instructed police that he and his spouse took the newborn to Nicklaus Youngsters’s Pressing Care Middle, the place the newborn acquired remedy.

Detectives mentioned that Jimenez instructed them that the hospital employees carried out a number of exams on the newborn and decided that nothing was fallacious.

After the household went dwelling from the hospital, the newborn was nonetheless fussy, Jimenez instructed police.

Authorities mentioned Jimenez and his spouse then took the newborn to Jackson West Medical Middle on the morning of Feb. 13.

Police mentioned hospital employees carried out a number of exams and decided that the newborn had a fractured left leg.

The newborn was then transported to Holtz Youngsters’s Hospital the place docs carried out surgical procedure.

In accordance with the arrest report, the newborn was seen by a baby safety crew, which decided that his harm was the results of extreme bodily abuse.

Authorities mentioned Jimenez arrived on the MDPD Particular Victims Bureau Thursday and instructed detectives that as he was altering the newborn’s diaper, the sufferer stored closing his legs. Additional statements he made had been redacted from the publicly launched arrest report.

Jimenez was taken into custody and transported to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Middle for processing.