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On Tuesday evening, Michael Hurley, 32, of Tarpon Springs, Florida was alone with his son when he allegedly shoved the baby wipe down the 5-month-olds throat. When the boys mother, who has not yet been named, came home from work, she found Hurley with his fingers down the babys throat as the baby was choking. Hurley allegedly claimed that he was attempting to pull something out of the childs throat but was unable to because his fingers were too big, the Tampa Bay Times reported.
When the childs mother began to scream, the sound alerted neighbor Caliyah Anderson, who lives two doors down from Hurley and the boys mother at the Riverside Apartment complex. When Anderson rushed over to help, she walked into the apartment to see Hurley standing behind the kitchen counter while the boys mother was attempting to pull something from the boys mouth, which she said was bleeding. The two eventually managed to pull the wipe from the boys throat.
When authorities with the Tarpon Springs Police Department arrived, they said the wipe was covered in blood and securely balled up, the Tampa Bay Times reported. This led authorities to believe that the wipe was purposely shoved down the childs throat, though Hurley claimed it was a freak accident. He also claimed that he could not remember what happened.
The baby was rushed to a local hospital in critical condition and was placed on a ventilator.
Police then arrested Hurley, who has since been charged with attempted murder in the first degree, according to jail records. He is being held at the Pinellas County Jail on $500,000 bail.
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lame54
(35,268 posts)janterry
(4,429 posts)and now he is fighting for his life.
malaise
(268,724 posts)Throw away the keys
Kittycow
(2,396 posts)let slip what he's in there for.