Pittsburgh father charged after baby hospitalized, later dies from severe injuries from alleged abuse
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- A father is charged with abusing his 4-month-old son after Pittsburgh police said the baby was taken to the hospital with serious injuries and later died.
The infant died from his injuries at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh on Saturday afternoon, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office.
Pittsburgh police said the 4-month-old baby arrived at a hospital "with visible signs of abuse" on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. The child was taken to Children's Hospital in critical condition with multiple severe injuries, police said. A doctor said the boy had four different skull fractures, according to the criminal complaint. He also had fractures to both shoulders, dead brain tissue and bruising on his eye and scalp.
Detectives with the Violent Crime Unit took over the investigation and got a search warrant for the home on Yew Street in Bloomfield. Police said the baby's father, 28-year-old Seth Williams, was found hiding in the apartment building's basement.
Williams was arrested and taken to the Allegheny County Jail. He's charged with five felony counts of aggravated assault and two counts of endangering the welfare of children.
The boy's mother told police she left the baby and her two other children with her boyfriend, Williams, when she went to work. She said she got a call from him saying there was an emergency at home after the other children had knocked over the baby's bassinet.
Police said the mom came home to an apartment in disarray and saw a bruise on her baby's head. She monitored him throughout the night and on the way to the hospital the next day, the baby stopped breathing and went unconscious, police said.
During the investigation, police learned one of the other children had an eye injury. That child told police that their father had thrown them on the floor, causing the injury. The victim also told police their father threw the baby onto the floor.
On Wednesday, after the child was taken to the hospital, Pittsburgh police said the child was in "grave condition." The doctor said the baby's injuries are "not consistent with life and the prognosis is consistent with death," police wrote in the criminal complaint.
The baby was pronounced dead just after 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the hospital, the medical examiner's office said.
Neighbors said Williams watched the three children while their mother was at work. The investigation is ongoing.
