Salem MA Man Accused Of ‘Severely’ Assaulting Concord Girl

CONCORD, NH — A former Concord resident, now residing in Salem, Massachusetts, is facing child assault charges after a multi-month investigation into injuries a girl sustained in late February.

David Trainor, 32, of Salem Street in Salem, MA, was arrested on June 1 on first- and second-degree assault charges, both felonies, as well as a single misdemeanor count of endangering the welfare of a child.

At around 4:45 a.m. on Feb. 23, a Concord Hospital nursing supervisor reported to police that a 1-year-old girl had been brought by ambulance with severe injuries and she feared for the child’s wellbeing. She requested officers come to the hospital to assist in keeping a man who was trying to gain access to the building. The man, she said, was not verifying his information, so staffers were not allowing him near the child.

Officers met with EMTs who said they were called to Pinewood Trail for a report of a child having difficulty breathing. A man was carrying the child when they arrived, an affidavit said. The girl’s skin was pale, eyes constricted, she had blood in her stool, and bruising on her torso. Her feet were also blue and she appeared to have dried blood on her fingertips. The girl also had a possible head injury and other injuries, firefighters said.

An officer stood by as ER doctors treated the girl and reported later, she was vomiting and having rectal trauma. She was taken for a CT scan to see if she had internal bleeding and needed surgery.

During this process, a report said, “there was some sort of event,” the doctors lost her pulse, and she was rushed to the operating room.

Other officers arrived and Trainor was questioned. He said he called 911 around 4 a.m. after she shows signs of breathing problems and had been unable to sleep, the report said. He told police he had previous EMS experience and first noticed the issue while changing a diaper and used equipment to attempt to take her vitals — but did not say when or why he did this or offer any information about it, an affidavit stated.

Trainor left the hospital later and when he went home, police were at the residence, a detective wrote. A sergeant and other officers informed him he would not be able to enter as they applied for a search warrant.

“David asked (the sergeant) if he would be arrested if he tried to enter the home and was, again, told he would,” the report said. “David then attempted to bypass the officers and enter the residence at which point he was taken into custody and charged with obstructing government administration.”

The victim was taken to Mass. General Hospital to be treated for a small intestine hole, an injury “indicative of trauma,” according to a doctor, who noted the dead bowel and bleeding were so severe lifesaving measures had to be taken.

Another physician noted numerous injuries to the girl including bruises on the front of her head that were “fingertip in size,” a bruise on her cheek, cracked lips, a large scab on her back ribs, a right labia that was red with abrasion, a blister on a finger, old scabbing on her fingers, and many red “U” shaped marks on one hand, and blood-disrupted rectum tissues.

Detectives searched the home and interviewed members of the family and found out the mother of the girl was out of town. Other family members had noticed injuries which was explained as an incident with another child reportedly kicking the younger child. The other girl, who also lived at the home, did not have any injuries, the report stated. One family member accused Trainor of being “heavy-handed” with the younger girl but was “great” with the older girl.

Trainor was requested to meet with detectives after his arrest on the obstruction charge but said, “I’m not in the mood to talk about myself … I’m just going to wait until I have a lawyer,” the affidavit said.

Detectives spoke with doctors in Massachusetts and met the girl’s mother at Logan Airport. They later drove her to the hospital to see the girl. She told police everything seemed normal but Trainor was “less attentive than herself,” even though he was the caretaker of the children, the affidavit stated.

A neighbor who let Trainor use his telephone was also interviewed about several phone calls he made on Feb. 23. The neighbor claimed Trainor said something to the effect that “my daughter’s going to die; they’re going to arrest me” to one of the callers. The neighbor also reported seeing a bruise on the girl at some point which was explained as a diaper changing issue and the sister, the report said.

Doctors in Massachusetts noted a skeletal injury after performing abdominal imaging. They told police, in a report of the girl’s extensive injuries, “this degree of trauma, with multiple external injuries and severe internal injuries, could only be explained by an adult severely physically abusing this child.” The doctors estimated there were probably “multiple blows” and possibly “intentional or traumatic removal of her fingernail, along with a possible burn on her finger.” A brain injury and skull swelling were reported, too, “likely related to being slammed against a surface or thrown down,” an affidavit said. The doctors said the girl was “left unattended after the episode/episodes of abuse for at least 24-48 hours, leading to her current critical illness.”

Lastly, they noted, “it is unclear whether she will make a recovery.”

The mother was questioned on March 22. She said Trainor did not want her to go on a pre-planned trip or to make arrangements to take the girl with her, the report said. She did not recall any abuse, bruises, or other marks before leaving for the trip and reported no known eating, bleeding, or other disorders. She reported being in communication with Trainor during the trip. She also reported an issue that evening with Trainor having problems getting a sock on the girl.

The morning of the incident, Trainor called her around 2:30 a.m., New Orleans time, saying he needed to take the girl to the hospital due to the girl being “just limp,” and she agreed, and suggested calling other family members to assist, an affidavit said.

On May 25, a detective issued an affidavit against Trainor outlining the charges and he was arrested on June 1.

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