EDDIE ROBB - 2 yo - Mayport FL

MAYPORT, Fla. -- A 2-year-old child
hospitalized Monday night after having difficulty breathing is in
critical condition, and both police and child welfare workers are
investigating.About 7:30 p.m., the boy's mother and her
boyfriend called Navy police from their home in the Ribault Bay
Village, off-base housing near the Mayport Naval Station.Department
of Defense police and firefighters responded and the boy was flown to
Shands-Jacksonville Medical Center by air ambulance.Jacksonville police were notified about 11:15 p.m. that the boy was found unresponsive with extensive injuries."He
apparently has some kind of brain injury, but we're not sure as to what
it is and why," Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Sgt. Scott Dingee said.Homicide detectives were investigating the
circumstances and questioning the couple. Dingee said child abuse was
among the possibilities being investigated.The Florida Department of Children and Families was also
investigating since it was not clear what led to the child's injuries.

A 2-year-old Mayport boy has died after being hospitalized last week with a severe head injury.Eddie
Robb suffered the injuries Tuesday in a home on Valley Forge Court.
Jacksonville police said Robb suffered a brain injury, but no other
details were available. Robb was found unresponsive and got airlifted
to Shands Jacksonville about 11:30 p.m.No arrests have been
reported. The boy's mother and boyfriend have been questioned. The
Department of Children and Families is involved in the investigation.
At least one other child in the home is now staying with relatives."Certainly we're very concerned about the extent of the injuries," said Children and Families spokesman John Harrell.Military police first responded to the incident because the home is on federal property, with off-base military housing.

TomTerrific0420 wrote:A 2-year-old Mayport boy has died after being hospitalized last week with a severe head injury.Eddie
Robb suffered the injuries Tuesday in a home on Valley Forge Court.
Jacksonville police said Robb suffered a brain injury, but no other
details were available. Robb was found unresponsive and got airlifted
to Shands Jacksonville about 11:30 p.m.No arrests have been
reported. The boy's mother and boyfriend have been questioned. The
Department of Children and Families is involved in the investigation.
At least one other child in the home is now staying with relatives."Certainly we're very concerned about the extent of the injuries," said Children and Families spokesman John Harrell.Military police first responded to the incident because the home is on federal property, with off-base military housing.

MAYPORT, Fla. -- The father of a 2-year-old Mayport boy who died last week after suffering a brain injury said he's still trying to accept that he no longer has his youngest son.
Eddie Robb was rushed to a hospital when his mother and her boyfriend said they discovered that he was not breathing, according to police.


"This is a very unexpected loss and it's devastating to a family to experience this," Eddie's father Bert Robb said. "It was frightening. It was really scary."
"Eddie was a wonderful little child. He always smiled, was always happy. If you were sad and alone, he would come up to you and bother you, hug you, kiss you until you started smiling, until you started being happy."
Police were called out to a home in the 1000 block of Valley Forge Court last Monday evening and found Robb's 2-year-old son with extensive injuries. The boy died Friday.
The Florida Department of Children and Families and police are still investigating to determine what caused the boy's death and if charges need to be filed.
The DCF released this statement Monday: "It takes time for the Medical Examiner's report to be completed, which would be crucial in determining whether this tragic death was due to abuse or neglect. Additionally, in cases like these, we would interview family, neighbors and anyone who knew the family in order to get more information on what went on in that home."
Still, Robb said, investigating won't bring his son back to him.
"I'm blessed with very, very wonderful children," Robb said. "In a way, Eddie gets to continue doing what he's always done, which is make other people happy."
A VyStar account has been set up to help with funeral expenses. The account number to donate to is 702805893.