Hialeah Dad Accused Of Beating Infant Son
MIAMI - (CBS4) - Police say a four-month old child's cries frustrated a 20-year-old father in Hialeah to the point of aggression.
Now, that father, Jeffrie Alexander Galeano is facing two counts of aggravated child abuse for allegedly squeezing his son's rib cage causing fractures and shaking him causing the child's brain to hemorrhage, according to the police report.
Galeano told police that the baby became unresponsive as a result and that he performed CPR until he regained consciousness.
The incident occurred on September 2nd at 11:30 a.m. at a home on the 200 block of E. 2nd Avenue in Hialeah. Police say the child's mother was at work while Galeano stayed home caring for their son.
Galeano stated that on August 29th, he also squeezed the baby's rib cage when he would not stop crying. Child Protective services took the child to Miami Children's Hospital where doctors determined that the child had several rib fractures – some were new wounds, while others were in various stages of healing.
The child's brain also had some hemorrhaging, which is a result of shaken baby syndrome, police wrote in their report.
Galeano appeared before a judge Friday who ordered him held on a $100,000 bond.
