"Infant Jane" RAINS - xx Months/ Accused: Father - Joshua Rains - Cleveland OH

by babyjustice on Mon Nov 14, 2011 2:01 pm

Infant On Life Support After Dad Allegedly Shoves Baby Wipe Down Throat
November 11, 2011 10:53 AM

CLEVELAND (CBS Cleveland) – A Cleveland father was arrested after being accused of shoving a baby wipe down an infant’s throat.

According to a police report obtained by CBS Cleveland, Joshua Rains, 25, rushed his baby to the hospital on Nov.9 after the wipe went down the baby’s throat. The baby is currently on life support.

Rains told police that he had wiped the baby’s mouth with it and then it disappeared. Police say Rains told them that when he tried to retrieve the wipe, it just got shoved further down the baby’s throat.

Police told the station that the baby’s injuries were not consistent with the father’s statement and that Rains was charged with felony child endangerment.

This was not the first incident involving the baby. The police report states that the baby suffered a detached eye lens when only 5-days-old.

http://cleveland.cbslocal.com/2011/11/11/infant-on-life-support-after-dad-allegedly-shoves-baby-wipe-down-throat/