Crime & Safety
Baby Allegedly Punched By Father Remains In Critical Condition, Prosecutor Says
Fort Lee resident Yoseop Choi allegedly punched and violently shook his 5-month-old son and then sought out medical care for him.
A 5-month-old baby remains in critical condition after his father allegedly punched and violently shook him for months before taking him for medical treatment last week.
The baby boy was in cardiac arrest when his father, Yoseop Choi, of Fort Lee, brought him to Bellevue Hospital in critical condition, said Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli last week.
Molinelli posted on Twitter Monday morning that the baby remained in critical condition.
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Choi remains in the Bergen County Jail on $750,000 bail, NorthJersey.com reported.
Choi is charged with aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of a child.
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Hospital officials called New Jersey protective services, who called Molinelli’s office, after the child was examined. The baby had a severe head injury and a rib fracture that was in the process of healing, authorities said.
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