A two-month-old infant is fighting for life in a Dallas hospital after being left locked inside a fly-infested room in Tyler, Texas. The incident led to the arrest of three women, including the child’s mother, 21-year-old Sidney Whitt.
Abuse and Neglect
According to reports, Whitt and another mother, 29-year-old Jacqulyn Morales, left the home to go partying, leaving Morales’ 18-year-old sister, Shelby Munoz, at the house. The mothers locked the two-month-old in a bedroom with two other children, ages 4 and 6. During the night, the older children began tossing the infant and stomped on the baby’s head. Munoz did not intervene to stop the abuse.
Whitt and Morales returned the following day but did not seek immediate medical attention for the infant. It wasn’t until Thursday, June 18, that the baby was finally taken to a local hospital. Medical staff discovered severe head trauma consistent with physical abuse, including brain bleeding, facial bruising, and active seizures.
Arrests and Charges
Following the investigation, the Smith County Sheriff’s Office arrested Morales and Munoz on Tuesday, June 23. Whitt was taken into custody two days later, on June 25. All three women face charges of endangering a child and injury to a child.
Original reporting: Tampa Free Press — read the source article.
