Austin Police Accuse Man Of Fracturing Infant's Skull

AUSTIN, TX — Police have accused a man of grabbing and hitting his infant child, causing a fractured skull, according to a published report.

The child was admitted to Dell Children's Medical Center on Thursday, according to an arrest affidavit referenced by the Austin American-Statesman. After interrogation, Edward Candido Rivera, 24, is said to have admitted to injuring the nine-month-old child, according to the report.

According to medical records and testimony from the mother, the baby's latest trip to the hospital was the second in two months for a skull fracture.

Initially, the report says, the child's mother reported the baby fell from the bed to the floor in her presence while being cared by the father. But she later changed her story, saying not only was she not there when the incident occurred but lied to protect the man, according to the affidavit. She also told police she believed Rivera was responsible for the child's injuries judging from a past history of abuse toward the child and an older sibling.

According to police, Rivera admitted to causing bruises on the baby's cheeks. Police said he later showed them on a doll how he appliced a blow to the young victim's head with the palm of his hand, according to the newspaper account.

Rivera was booked into the Travis County Jail where he remained as of Saturday evening on a $25,000 bail.

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