Mother Charged After Taking Child With Broken Vertebrae Out Of Hospital
HOMEWOOD (KDKA) – Police say Aliya Bey, 32, of Homewood, faces a charge of child endangerment after she brought her child to Children's Hospital complaining of a stiff neck on Friday.
Doctors said the child's C-2 vertebrae was fractured. However, Bey became tired of waiting at the hospital, and decided to leave with her child against medical advice.
Doctors say a fracture of the C-2 could be fatal, because it controls the diaphragm.
It could cause the child to stop breathing if the neck shifts and result in death.
A warrant has been issued for Bey's arrest. On Saturday, police checked a North Negley Avenue apartment for Bey and the child, but, they were not there.
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