Infant Receives Life-Threatening Injuries, Parents Arrested: Police
Goldsby began CPR on the child while first responders were en route to the apartment, officials said.
Once at the scene, first responders took over life-saving measures and were able to restore a pulse to the child. He was transported to St. Vincent Hospital and placed on a ventilator, authorities said.
Medical staff was able to stabilize the infant and due to the severity of his injuries, he was transported to Peyton Manning Childrenâs Hospital in Indianapolis for more specialized care, officials said.
Officials said medical exams showed the infant âsustained a skull fracture, subdural hematomas, retinal hemorrhages and subarachnoid bleeding.â
The injuries were âconsistent with violent shaking and/or an impactâ and he was âdiagnosed with a traumatic brain injury and is not likely to survive,â authorities said.
Officials added that the injuries were âdescribed by doctors as inflicted injuriesâ and medical personnel said the âinfantâs life-threatening condition would have been obvious around the time the infant was reportedly put to bed.â
Detectives began an investigation into the circumstances of the childâs injuries and said âneither parent could offer any explanation, accidental or otherwise, for the infantâs injuries.â
Elmore-Sitz and Goldsby told authorities that the baby had not been in anyone elseâs care during the time period in which the injuries occurred and âdenied inflicting the injuries or having any knowledge or belief that the other had hurt the infant,â officials said.
However, authorities said the couple gave âconflicting storiesâ regarding who put the infant to bed prior to finding him not breathing.
Based on the interviews with the parents and physical evidence found at the scene, Elmore-Sitz and Goldsby were taken into custody and charged with one count of neglect of a defendant resulting in catastrophic injury and one count of aggravated battery, authorities said.
They were booked into the Vanderburgh County Jail and are both being held on $1 million bonds, officials said. They are both due back in court on Aug. 4.
The couple has two other children, both of whom were placed in the protection of the Department of Child Services, officials said.
