Babysitter Accused Of Attempted 1st Degree Murder
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) - A babysitter has been arrested, accused of attempted first-degree murder on a child and child abuse.
Police arrested Caleb Collins on Monday nearly two weeks after the child that was in his care was seriously injured.
Collins, 24, contacted police in Fort Collins on June 30 to report that he had accidentally dropped the 7-month-old infant he was babysitting. The baby was rushed to Medical Center of the Rockies and then later to Children's Hospital in Aurora.
The child suffered severe head trauma resulting in significant permanent damage.
Detectives determined that the child's injuries were the result of forceful handing and not an accidental drop.
Police arrested Collins on Monday in Aurora where he had been living.
The Larimer County District Attorney's Office has taken over the case.
Collins remains behind bars in Aurora awaiting extradition to Larimer County.
