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Toddler boy not expected to survive head injury, brain trauma; mother, boyfriend jailed on no bond
Toddler boy not expected to survive head injury, brain trauma; mother, boyfriend jailed on no bond
Updated Sep 08, 10:31 PM; Posted Sep 08, 8:57 PM
By Carol Robinson | crobinson@al.com
An 18-month-old Blount County boy is in a Birmingham hospital and not expected to survive after authorities say he was gravely injured by his mother’s boyfriend when the toddler accidentally pulled the man’s chest hair.
The boy’s mother, 24-year-old Samantha McCormack, and her boyfriend, 28-year-old Robert Elmore Jr., are being held without bond in the Blount County Jail, jail records show. McCormack is charged with first-degree reckless assault and Elmore is charged with attempted murder. They are held without bond.
Blount County District Attorney Pamela Casey confirmed the arrests and said charges are expected to be upgraded upon the death of the child.
The ordeal began Friday evening at Locust Fork Hardware, where McCormack stopped to get gas with her unresponsive son in the vehicle. It was there that 911 was called and Blount County sheriff’s deputies and medic responded to the store, according to charging documents.
Lawmen at the scene noticed the boy had knots and bruising on his forehead and bloodshot eyes. Medics were working on the boy, who was unresponsive and turning blue. They requested he be airlifted to Children’s of Alabama in Birmingham.
The charging documents reflect a number of conflicting stories told by McCormack and Elmore as to how the boy was critically injured. Sheriff’s investigators worked throughout the weekend, ultimately obtaining warrants Sunday afternoon against the couple for their actions.
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Updated Sep 08, 10:31 PM; Posted Sep 08, 8:57 PM
By Carol Robinson | crobinson@al.com
An 18-month-old Blount County boy is in a Birmingham hospital and not expected to survive after authorities say he was gravely injured by his mother’s boyfriend when the toddler accidentally pulled the man’s chest hair.
The boy’s mother, 24-year-old Samantha McCormack, and her boyfriend, 28-year-old Robert Elmore Jr., are being held without bond in the Blount County Jail, jail records show. McCormack is charged with first-degree reckless assault and Elmore is charged with attempted murder. They are held without bond.
Blount County District Attorney Pamela Casey confirmed the arrests and said charges are expected to be upgraded upon the death of the child.
The ordeal began Friday evening at Locust Fork Hardware, where McCormack stopped to get gas with her unresponsive son in the vehicle. It was there that 911 was called and Blount County sheriff’s deputies and medic responded to the store, according to charging documents.
Lawmen at the scene noticed the boy had knots and bruising on his forehead and bloodshot eyes. Medics were working on the boy, who was unresponsive and turning blue. They requested he be airlifted to Children’s of Alabama in Birmingham.
The charging documents reflect a number of conflicting stories told by McCormack and Elmore as to how the boy was critically injured. Sheriff’s investigators worked throughout the weekend, ultimately obtaining warrants Sunday afternoon against the couple for their actions.
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